# The Washington Post — developer ecosystem report

- GitHub org: `washingtonpost`
- Category: saas
- Overall score: 37.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #543
- Last refreshed: 2026-08-15

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 50.0 | #446 | ~22% |
| Education | 49.0 | #786 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 8.0 | #923 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 18.0 | #713 | ~16% |
| Reach | 50.0 | #309 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 16.0 | #692 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/washingtonpost
- Website: https://washpost.engineering
- Docs: https://washpost.engineering/docs

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 12 |
| Stars | 2,753 |
| Forks | 1,062 |
| Open issues | 235 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [data-police-shootings](https://github.com/washingtonpost/data-police-shootings) | 1,142 | — | The Washington Post is compiling a database of every fatal shooting in the United States by a police officer in the line |
| [data-homicides](https://github.com/washingtonpost/data-homicides) | 182 | — | The Washington Post collected data on more than 52,000 criminal homicides over the past decade in 50 of the largest Amer |
| [data-school-shootings](https://github.com/washingtonpost/data-school-shootings) | 161 | — | The Washington Post is compiling a database of school shootings in the United States since Columbine. |
| [aws-tagger](https://github.com/washingtonpost/aws-tagger) | 117 | Python | AWS bulk tagging tool |
| [crosswalker](https://github.com/washingtonpost/crosswalker) | 113 | TypeScript | A general purpose tool for text-based crosswalking |
| [ans-schema](https://github.com/washingtonpost/ans-schema) | 112 | JavaScript | JSON schema definition and supporting example/validation code for The Washington Post's ANS specification |
| [FastFEC](https://github.com/washingtonpost/FastFEC) | 81 | C | An extremely fast FEC filing parser written in C |
| [elex-live-model](https://github.com/washingtonpost/elex-live-model) | 80 | Python | a model to generate estimates of the number of outstanding votes on an election night based on the current results of th |
| [data-2C-beyond-the-limit-usa](https://github.com/washingtonpost/data-2C-beyond-the-limit-usa) | 64 | HTML | The Washington Post's analysis of NOAA climate change data for the contiguous United States |
| [2020-election-night-model](https://github.com/washingtonpost/2020-election-night-model) | 60 | R | 2020-election-night-model |
| [ArcAds](https://github.com/washingtonpost/ArcAds) | 58 | JavaScript | ArcAds is a DFP wrapper created by Arc XP with publishers in mind. |
| [whippersnapper](https://github.com/washingtonpost/whippersnapper) | 55 | Python | Whippersnapper is an automated screenshot tool to keep a visual history of content on the web. |

## Methodology

Scores are computed from public signals only (GitHub, package registries, docs sites, community platforms). Pillar definitions: https://www.smoower.com/docs.md

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