2 ms·
I had no idea that GitHub was supposed to (or trying to be) fun. If you're going to non-curated "trending" feeds looking for things that are already popular to
by peteforde 6y ago
I had no idea that GitHub was supposed to (or trying to be) fun.
If you're going to non-curated "trending" feeds looking for things that are already popular to pay attention to, you're not only wasting your finite free time but you're training yourself to be a follower.
Stop this nonsense immediately. Use your talents and build something great. If you never check the "trending" page on GitHub again, you will have a better life.
- pickpuck 6y agoThe point of the “trending” page wasn’t that it always showed you React. It showed you tiny repositories that had exploded in popularity that day.
- peteforde 6y agoSo what? Why would you drop what you're doing to check out something you don't need to know exists? I'm not trying to be an asshole: focus is both incredibly hard and the only way to build great things. There are a countless number of things you're better off doing than checking out new random shit. Those people have already had their success. What are you bringing?
- malwrar 6y agoI haven’t participated in this trend-hunting behavior the author describes, but it sounds like it has the main appeal of HN—see new ideas that other people with a similar mindset are talking about. There’s educational and entertainment value to that, and while you’re right time is better spent grinding on projects it certainly sounds appealing to have a window into stuff other people are working on that is also mildly curated.
- peteforde 6y agoFair enough. I'll accept this. :)