> When you're a pioneer, there are bound to be some trials and errors.

The higher number of commits is, to some extent, empirical evidence that trials and errors were encountered.

> SolidJS has a higher bus factor.

For me personally, the higher bus factor is a feature, not a bug. Ryan has brought the project to a state of relative "completion." I can rest easy knowing that SolidJS would only need to be maintained, not "developed," if he were to leave.