# benbjohnson/wtf

WTF Dial is an example web application written in Go.

Repository: https://github.com/benbjohnson/wtf
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/benbjohnson-wtf
Homepage: https://wtfdial.com/
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, application
Last push: 2022-10-31T16:04:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2122, "days_push": 1402, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1945, forks 124 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.749284+00:00)

## What it is
WTF Dial is an example web application written in Go that lets team members rate how 'messed up' the team feels on a 0-100% dial, shown on a real-time dashboard. It is primarily designed as a well-documented reference for learning how to structure a fully functioning Go application.

## Use cases
- learn how to structure a production-style Go web application
- study domain-driven design in Go with layered service interfaces
- use as a reference for organizing Go packages and subpackages
- follow a walkthrough of building a full Go app from blog posts
- see how to swap implementations like SQLite behind service interfaces

## When to choose
- you want heavily documented example code for learning Go application architecture
- you need a reference project showing domain types in the root with implementation subpackages
- you want a simple team sentiment dashboard to study or adapt

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready team health tool with active support
- you expect a maintained product—the project is an educational example with infrequent updates
- you need features beyond the minimal dial-voting example

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, http-server, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, tutorials, education
- platform: go, windows
- tags: example-app, go-application, learning-project, team-health, domain-driven-design, sqlite, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- benbjohnson/wtf (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.749284+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 2026-08-30T03:07:22.046151+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/benbjohnson/wtf (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.749284+00:00, sha 0f99a8e8fdc0)
  - homepage: https://wtfdial.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:54.454965+00:00, sha 6115645a810f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.