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Published writing and research papers by Yohaan Narayanan.
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What is CoffeeScript?
An explainer on CoffeeScript — the compile-to-JavaScript language created by Jeremy Ashkenas in 2009. Covers syntax, its historical role in popularising ES6 features, and whether you should use it today. This repo is written in CoffeeScript, about CoffeeScript.
The Bus Factor of Critical Open-Source Infrastructure
A research paper analyzing the bus factor of critical open-source software projects. Quantifies how many contributors a project relies on for the majority of its development, highlighting sustainability risks — using NumPy as a case study.