User:Jnmasur/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Garbage collection (computer science)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I know a bit about garbage collection from Computer Science, and I think it is an interesting topic that I do know a little bit about.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The introductory sentence describes what Garbage Collection is in a very clear and simple manner. However, it does not provide a description of the article's major section. It also does include information not discussed in the rest of the article, but I think it is justified as it refers to other methods for achieving the same goal as Garbage Collection. I think the Lead is not too detailed, it provides some very important information from the start.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions

The article's content is very relevant to the topic. It essentially describes the strategies for and implementation of garbage collection, as well as its benefits and detriments. The article is very current, it has been updated many times this year, most recently this month in fact, and the sources are also generally recent. There definitely is not content that does not belong, but I think there is some missing for important languages such as Python. This article does not deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps; however, I don't think that it would make sense in an article of this nature.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article definitely seems neutral and unbiased. I think it discusses garbage collection for certain programming languages much more than others that maybe should be discussed more, but it is not that important as these are basically just examples. The article definitely does not attempt to persuade the reader at all.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

For this most part, the facts presented are backed up by a source of information, but not for all of them. However, the ones that are backed up by a secondary source are backed up by reliable ones. I believe that the sources are thorough, and they are definitely current. The sources are written by authors that seem to come from various nationalities and come from different types of sources as well. All of the links that I clicked did work.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is definitely concise, and it is clear for people (such as myself) who have a decent background in computer science. I did not notice any grammatical or spelling errors in the article. The article is very well organized with sections and subsections that relate to their sections.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

The article contains just two images; however, there are not many images that I think would add to a readers understanding of garbage collection at all. The images are very well captioned, they adhere to copyright regulations, and they are laid out in a visually appealing manner.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

The conversations going on behind the scenes are mostly about what content to add, but there are also discussions about moving content to areas where it would fit better. This article is C-class and is a part of the Computer Science and Computing WikiProjects. Wikipedia goes more into depth on this topic than has been discussed in any of my classes.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions
 * Overall, this article is in good shape. When information is brought up, it is accurate and very useful. The information presented is very advanced, and it discusses a lot of different topics relating to garbage collection while linking important other articles for background information. As I discussed before, it could definitely use more citations for a few of the facts that are brought up, and the Lead could be improved to provide a better summary of topics to be presented in the article. Overall, this article is still a work in progress, but it is well-developed and I am sure it will continue to improve.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

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