jackdclark/five
Gives you five observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4451
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1357
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1539 stars · 244 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
five is a novelty JavaScript library that overcomplicates the number 5, returning 5 from a function call with dozens of playful variants like roman numerals, morse code, multilingual spellings, and factorial. It is a joke/parody package popular for its absurdist humor rather than practical utility.
Use cases
- get the number five in javascript
- convert five to roman numerals
- spell five in different languages
- make a joke dependency for a demo project
- compute five factorial
- get five in morse code
When to choose
- you want a humorous gag dependency or demo joke
- you need a lighthearted example for teaching npm/module usage
- you want five in many languages or formats for fun
When to avoid
- you need real numeric or i18n utilities
- you care about minimal dependencies in production
- you need actively maintained or serious software
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages browser cross-platform novelty joke-library javascript humor nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/jackdclark/five · fetched 2026-08-28 · 31b8629743c4
- homepage: https://five.js.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f1e4669676e6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jackdclark/five | main | 32 |
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