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I would love more discoverability for Github - but can't help but think this doesn't reflect what is "trending". Github does, fairly accurate, show what's trend

by elzi 10y ago

I would love more discoverability for Github - but can't help but think this doesn't reflect what is "trending". Github does, fairly accurate, show what's trending - I think it's just that trends in software development can fatigue and annoy a lot of developers. From what I understand, creating an algorithm to reflect what is active/popular/well-supported and well-contributed, without creating the over-saturation/bubbling/reddit-like effect is hard to do, and doesn't necessarily get easier with a large data set. I hope someone more clever than myself can come up with something, though!

ukyrgf 10y ago
Yeah but Free Code Camp can't honestly be 'trending' for two years straight.
- the_rara_avis 10y ago
  It does because one of the getting started tutorials features a GIF that suggests newcomers star their repository.
Vinnl 10y ago
Maybe an algorithm that ranks based on number of unique contributors in the past month or so?
- nagasaki45 10y ago
  I agree, that's why the number of contributors in the last week have the most weight in the metric. See the about page (http://krihelinator.xyz/about http://krihelinator.xyz/about) for more details.
tggran 10y ago
This site has a list of repos with fast growth in their number of stars: http://gittrends.io/#/explore?page=1&language=All&domain=All&growth=Fast http://gittrends.io/#/explore?page=1&language=All&domain=All.... The list seems to be based on the shape of the curve of stars growth.
- nagasaki45 10y ago
  One of the problems I see with stars on github is the extreme hype around new JS frameworks, which is especially noticable in GitTrends. These projects are indeed trendy, but when you try to choose a tool / technology stars become problematic. I'm not saying that the metric I propose is more "objective" in any sense, but in my subjective opinion it promotes better values for open source projects. Moreover, please don't think that I only count commits and see the about page (http://www.krihelinator.xyz/about http://www.krihelinator.xyz/about) for more details about the metric.
  - tggran 10y ago
    Yes, I agree, but I also think the most interesting comparisons are intra-ecosystem. It does not make sense to use stars to compare a JS framework with a Clojure one, for example

by elzi 10y ago

ukyrgf 10y ago

Yeah but Free Code Camp can't honestly be 'trending' for two years straight.

the_rara_avis 10y ago
It does because one of the getting started tutorials features a GIF that suggests newcomers star their repository.

Vinnl 10y ago

Maybe an algorithm that ranks based on number of unique contributors in the past month or so?

nagasaki45 10y ago
I agree, that's why the number of contributors in the last week have the most weight in the metric. See the about page (http://krihelinator.xyz/about http://krihelinator.xyz/about) for more details.

tggran 10y ago

This site has a list of repos with fast growth in their number of stars: http://gittrends.io/#/explore?page=1&language=All&domain=All&growth=Fast http://gittrends.io/#/explore?page=1&language=All&domain=All.... The list seems to be based on the shape of the curve of stars growth.

nagasaki45 10y ago
One of the problems I see with stars on github is the extreme hype around new JS frameworks, which is especially noticable in GitTrends. These projects are indeed trendy, but when you try to choose a tool / technology stars become problematic. I'm not saying that the metric I propose is more "objective" in any sense, but in my subjective opinion it promotes better values for open source projects. Moreover, please don't think that I only count commits and see the about page (http://www.krihelinator.xyz/about http://www.krihelinator.xyz/about) for more details about the metric.
- tggran 10y ago
  Yes, I agree, but I also think the most interesting comparisons are intra-ecosystem. It does not make sense to use stars to compare a JS framework with a Clojure one, for example