Calendar Heatmap
Bug Fixes Calendar
Daily bug fixes tracked in neon orange gradient showing debugging activity.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
np.random.seed(124)
days = 365
bugs = np.random.poisson(3, days)
bugs = np.clip(bugs, 0, 12)
bugs[np.random.choice(days, size=50, replace=False)] = 0
weeks = 53
data = np.zeros((7, weeks))
for i, val in enumerate(bugs):
week = i // 7
day = i % 7
if week < weeks:
data[day, week] = val
# CLAUDE.md Neon Orange palette
colors_neon = ['#ffffff', '#fde5e0', '#f9917d', '#F54927']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('neon_orange', colors_neon, N=256)
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(16, 4), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax.set_facecolor('#ffffff')
im = ax.imshow(data, cmap=cmap, aspect='auto', vmin=0, vmax=12)
ax.set_yticks(range(7))
ax.set_yticklabels(['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat', 'Sun'], fontsize=9, color='#374151')
ax.set_xticks(range(0, 52, 4))
ax.set_xticklabels(['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec', ''],
fontsize=9, color='#374151')
ax.set_title('Bug Fixes - Issues Resolved Per Day', fontsize=16, color='#1f2937', fontweight='bold', pad=15)
for i in range(8):
ax.axhline(y=i-0.5, color='#e5e7eb', linewidth=0.5)
for i in range(weeks+1):
ax.axvline(x=i-0.5, color='#e5e7eb', linewidth=0.5)
ax.tick_params(colors='#374151', length=0)
for spine in ax.spines.values():
spine.set_visible(False)
legend_elements = [mpatches.Patch(facecolor=c, label=l, edgecolor='#d1d5db')
for c, l in zip(colors_neon, ['0', '1-3', '4-8', '9+'])]
ax.legend(handles=legend_elements, loc='upper left', bbox_to_anchor=(0, -0.15), ncol=4,
fontsize=8, facecolor='#f9fafb', edgecolor='#d1d5db', labelcolor='#374151', title='Bugs Fixed',
title_fontsize=9)
total = int(np.sum(bugs))
ax.annotate(f'{total} bugs squashed', xy=(0.98, 1.1), xycoords='axes fraction',
fontsize=11, color='#F54927', ha='right', fontweight='bold')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(bottom=0.25)
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Time Series
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