JavaScript syntax tree transformer, nondestructive pretty-printer, and automatic source map generator
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Data from GitHub API- Contributions: 2,961. Past 12 months.
- Followers: 2,925. People who follow you.
- Total stars: 8,229. Across all repos.
- Following: 235. People you follow.
- Public repos: 53. Owned, non-fork.
A living snapshot
Every leaf is a headline number from Ben Newman’s public GitHub. The canopy fills out as the work grows - sway and all.
- 2,961 Contributions Past 12 months
- 2,925 Followers People who follow you
- 8,229 Total stars Across all repos
- 235 Following People you follow
- 53 Public repos Owned, non-fork
Data from GitHub API · refreshed in real time
- JavaScript 60.9%
- TypeScript 13.7%
- CSS 12.6%
- Emacs Lisp 6.8%
- HTML 2.3%
- C 1.9%
- Other 1.7%
- Frontend 100
- DevOps 24
- Backend 15
- Data 15
- Embedded 9
- Mobile 0
- AI 0
- Security 0
- Game Dev 0
Ben Newman is a developer on GitHub whose public work is written mostly in JavaScript, which accounts for roughly 61% of their committed code, alongside TypeScript and CSS. Their account holds 53 public repositories, collecting 8,229 stars in total, led by recast at 5,252. In the trailing year the account logged 2,961 contributions, including a longest run of 18 consecutive active days. Ben Newman has been on GitHub since 2008 and is followed by 2,925 developers.
This overview is generated from Ben Newman’s public GitHub activity at the time of the last refresh. Figures cover public repositories and the trailing twelve months of contributions.
Esprima-compatible implementation of the Mozilla JS Parser API
Enable ECMAScript 2015 modules in Node today. No caveats. Full stop.
Efficient encoder and decoder for arbitrary objects
Composable reactive caching with efficient invalidation.
A standalone version of Google's new rich text editor, Kix
A collection of packages that are probably a little too clever. Use at your own wrisk.
Minimal JavaScript module loader
Utility for associating truly private state with any JavaScript object
JavaScript syntax tree transformer, nondestructive pretty-printer, and automatic source map generator
Enable ECMAScript 2015 modules in Node today. No caveats. Full stop.
Composable reactive caching with efficient invalidation.
Esprima-compatible implementation of the Mozilla JS Parser API
Efficient encoder and decoder for arbitrary objects
A collection of packages that are probably a little too clever. Use at your own wrisk.
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recast 5,252 ★
JavaScript syntax tree transformer, nondestructive pretty-printer, and automatic source map generator
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ast-types 1,172 ★
Esprima-compatible implementation of the Mozilla JS Parser API
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reify 741 ★
Enable ECMAScript 2015 modules in Node today. No caveats. Full stop.
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kix-standalone 316 ★
A standalone version of Google's new rich text editor, Kix
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arson 198 ★
Efficient encoder and decoder for arbitrary objects
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optimism 119 ★
Composable reactive caching with efficient invalidation.
Technology breakdown
Derived from repository languages and topics - horizontal bars, never a pie.
Languages
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JavaScript 61%
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TypeScript 14%
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CSS 13%
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Emacs Lisp 7%
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HTML 2%
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C 2%
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Coding statistics
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Contribution patterns
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By year
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2026
1,157
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2025
653
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2024
437
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2023
434
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2022
759
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2021
1,547
By day of week
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Sun
248
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Mon
256
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Tue
190
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Wed
249
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Thu
240
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Fri
185
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Sat
175
Best coding day: Mon
By month (last 12)
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Sep
72
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Oct
39
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Nov
54
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Dec
167
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Jan
88
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Feb
121
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Mar
412
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Apr
148
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May
152
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Jun
118
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Jul
77
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Aug
41
GitHub journey
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April 2008
Joined GitHub
Created the @benjamn account.
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September 2008
Created first repository
Published voodoodown, the oldest repository still on the account.
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September 2008
First starred repository
voodoodown is the earliest-created repository to have earned stars.
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September 2012
Reached 10 repositories
recast was the 10th public repository created.
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June 2021
Most productive year: 2021
1,547 contributions recorded in 2021, more than any other year on record.
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January 2023
Latest repository
garden is the most recently created repository.
Developer evolution
Your GitHub career, year by year.
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Started with JavaScript.
- Repos this year
- 2
- Total repos
- 2
- Stars, as of today
- 5
Shifted from JavaScript to Emacs Lisp.
- Repos this year
- 3
- Total repos
- 5
- Stars, as of today
- 14
Shifted from Emacs Lisp to JavaScript.
- Repos this year
- 4
- Total repos
- 9
- Stars, as of today
- 334
Went deeper into JavaScript.
- Repos this year
- 2
- Total repos
- 11
- Stars, as of today
- 5.6k
Went deeper into JavaScript.
- Repos this year
- 8
- Total repos
- 19
- Stars, as of today
- 6.9k
Went deeper into JavaScript.
- Repos this year
- 8
- Total repos
- 27
- Stars, as of today
- 7.0k
Went deeper into JavaScript.
- Repos this year
- 5
- Total repos
- 32
- Stars, as of today
- 7.0k
Went deeper into JavaScript.
- Repos this year
- 3
- Total repos
- 35
- Stars, as of today
- 8.1k
Went deeper into JavaScript.
- Repos this year
- 1
- Total repos
- 36
- Stars, as of today
- 8.1k
Shifted from JavaScript to C.
- Repos this year
- 2
- Total repos
- 38
- Stars, as of today
- 8.2k
Shifted from C to TypeScript.
- Repos this year
- 1
- Total repos
- 39
- Stars, as of today
- 8.2k
- Contributions
- 1,547
Shifted from TypeScript to SCSS.
- Repos this year
- 1
- Total repos
- 40
- Stars, as of today
- 8.2k
- Contributions
- 434
Built from benjamn’s public, non-fork repositories. Star totals reflect current counts, not historical snapshots.
Achievements
6 / 9 unlocked
Open source activity
Language evolution
The primary languages of repositories created each year.
- JavaScript
- Emacs Lisp
- Python
- JavaScript
- Python
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- C
- C++
- JavaScript
- JavaScript
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- C
- TypeScript
- TypeScript
- SCSS
Repository growth
Repositories created per year, and the running total.
Language tree
Built automatically from repository languages and topics.
Programming Languages →
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- CSS
- Emacs Lisp
- HTML
- C