# szabgab/awesome-for-non-programmers

Repository: https://github.com/szabgab/awesome-for-non-programmers
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-for-non-programmers
License Family: other
Topics: awesome, awesome-list, awesome-lists, readme
Last push: 2026-08-05T05:45:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3130, "days_push": 28, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1943, forks 183 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.594548+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of open source projects that welcome contributions from people without programming skills, such as translating, documenting, and collecting data. It also links to resources that help non-programmers make their first open source contributions.

## Use cases
- find open source projects to contribute to without coding
- make my first pull request as a non-programmer
- ways to help open source by translating or writing docs
- beginner-friendly open source contribution opportunities
- how can I get involved in open source if I can't code
- list of projects accepting documentation or data contributions

## When to choose
- you want to contribute to open source without programming knowledge
- you are looking for first-timer-friendly projects or issues
- you want to help via translation, documentation, or data collection

## When to avoid
- you need a software tool or library to use in a project
- you are looking for programming-focused beginner issues

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: awesome-lists, education, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: awesome-list, open-source-contribution, non-programmers, first-pull-request, community, translation, documentation, open-source, web

## Member repositories
- szabgab/awesome-for-non-programmers (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.594548+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:08:03.031194+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/szabgab/awesome-for-non-programmers (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.594548+00:00, sha c872cf77127d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.