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  • Commit continuity, contributor activity, and delivery signals are strong.
  • Health score: 96/100.
  • Shipping score: 95/100.

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Healthier optionsSWC, Bazel, Gradle, CMake

Stronger current public-health signal than Apache Maven.

Verified open/source-visiblewebpack, SWC, Bazel, Gradle

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

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