The Open Source Hirsch Index, introduced by Prog.AI, is a graph algorithm similar to the academic h-index. The index is equal to N if a developer has

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The Open Source Hirsch Index, introduced by Prog.AI, is a graph algorithm similar to the academic h-index. The index is equal to N if a developer has at least N projects, each with at least N commits from the developer, and each project has at least N stars.

Co-creator of Python’s Django framework and author of several libraries for LLMs and Python, ranks even higher than Linus Torvalds thanks to his contributions across various libraries. He has an Open Source h-index is 33 and is ranked 336 in the world.

Creator of Linux OS and Git, despite his monumental contributions to open-source software, has an Open Source h-index is 30, placing him at 504 in the world.

Creator of Python, has an Open Source h-index of 22 and ranks 2,179. His H-index is nearly double that of Scala’s creator, Martin Odersky, likely due to Python's global popularity.

Creator of Scala, is known for his contributions to type theory and programming language design, including his influence on Java generics. His OpOpen Source h-index is 11, placing him at 24,672.

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