After creating an OpenAPI spec for wot-server, I went looking for an API client generator. The first one I saw looked decent and made ruby gems, but didn't have much activity around it. A few closed issues and PRs.

OpenAPI-generator on the other hand has thousands of open issues and a few hundred open pull requests. I used to see these as red flags, signs that a project was out of control, maybe beyond help, but now I see these big numbers as proof that the project is socially important. Not only do tons of people care enough to report problems and submit solutions, the commit log is buzzing.

I still have no idea if the gem it generates for me is good but with this many eyeballs how bad could it be? #codegen #openapi #ruby #python