Project by Asif Sayyed

The Ship of Theseus

Track how much of your codebase's original code still survives over time.

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Insights

How much foundation remains? ?

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of current codebase is foundation code

How old is the code? ?

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Repository birth year

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Earliest code still here

When was the biggest rewrite? ?

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Biggest rewrite date

Which year's code survives most? ?

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Year with most surviving code

What's the average code age? ?

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Average code age

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Ancient Code Fragments

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Historical Fossil ----
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The oldest line ever written in this repo's history, even if deleted long ago.

Living Fossil ----
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The oldest line that is still alive in the codebase today.

Where did this all come from?

Built by Asif Sayyed, a data scientist wondering if the Ship of Theseus paradox applies to codebases, if you replace every line over time, is it still the same repo? This tool tracks how much original code survives as projects evolve.

Asif Sayyed
Data Scientist who also happens to read far too much philosophy