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Industry-defining adoption. A few engineering gaps, but the community carries it.

Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision

Python102,714 starsMITupdated 2mo ago
DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
89
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
76
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
91

What to fix first

The highest-impact improvements for this repo.

  1. 1
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

  2. 2
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

    Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.

  3. 3
    README
    DocumentationInfo

    Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.

Detailed breakdown

Documentation

89
  • README90
    • README is present.
    • README is well structured with multiple sections.
    • README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    • README has code examples.
    • README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    • No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
  • Install and run instructions90
    • README documents how to install the project.
    • README documents how to run the project.
    • If your project uses environment variables, add a .env.example listing them (+10 pts).Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.
  • License100
    • Licensed under MIT.
  • Contributing guide70
    • CONTRIBUTING guide or docs directory present.
    • Optional: add a Code of Conduct (+5 pts).A CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md signals that your project is welcoming. GitHub has a template you can add in one click.

Engineering

76
  • Tests85
    • Test files detected (tests).
    • Pytest referenced in pyproject.toml and test files present.
  • CI/CD100

    Not applicable?

    • CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yml).
    • CI workflow runs tests.
    • CI runs on pull requests, not just on pushes to main.
    • CI workflow runs a lint or format check.
    • Optional: add type checking to CI.Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.
    • Optional: report test coverage in CI.Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.
    • CI caches dependencies for faster runs.
    • CI tests across multiple environments or versions.
  • Linting and formatting60
    • Linter or formatter configured (.flake8).
  • Reproducibility82
    • Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
    • No Dockerfile or runtime version pin found. Adding one earns +10 pts.Add a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.
    • Dependabot configured for github-actions.
    • Dependabot only covers one ecosystem (+12 pts; covering 2+ earns +20 pts).Add additional package-ecosystem entries (especially github-actions) to keep all dependencies current.
  • Issue and PR templates0
    • No issue or PR templates found (−90 pts).Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.
    • Optional: add a SECURITY.md.A SECURITY.md explains how to responsibly disclose vulnerabilities. Worth adding once the project has real users.

Project health

91
  • Dependency manifest100
    • Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
    • pyproject.toml has a [project] table with package metadata.
    • pyproject.toml includes a description.
    • pyproject.toml specifies requires-python, preventing installs on incompatible versions.
    • pyproject.toml has a [build-system] table. The package can be built and published.
  • Repository metadata85
    • Repository has a description.
    • Primary language detected: Python.
  • Activity80
    • Actively maintained (pushed within 3 months).
    • 102,714 stars.
  • Housekeeping100
    • .gitignore present.
Repository files18 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
  • data
  • notebooks
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • whisper
  • .flake8
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.flake8).
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .pre-commit-config.yaml
  • approach.png
  • CHANGELOG.md
    Good: CONTRIBUTING guide or docs directory present.
  • language-breakdown.svg
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • MANIFEST.in
  • model-card.md
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Good: README has code examples.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Info: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • requirements.txt
    Good: Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.