Humaans vs The Washington Post

Humaans (A better workplace starts here) and The Washington Post both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

The Washington Post (rank #510) holds a narrow lead over Humaans (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (37 vs 32). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Humaans is clearly ahead of The Washington Post. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), The Washington Post is slightly ahead of Humaans. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), The Washington Post is clearly ahead of Humaans. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Humaans is slightly ahead of The Washington Post.

Humaans carries 461 GitHub stars across 9 public repos, with 4 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. The Washington Post shows 2,751 stars across 91 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but The Washington Post's footprint is roughly 6.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Humaans is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. The Washington Post looks better where reach is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.