Solving Open Source Discovery

#1

Post by andrewnez » Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 12:49 PM UTC

Solving Open Source Discovery
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Re: Solving Open Source Discovery

#2

Post by zivc » Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 12:55 PM UTC

Search algorithm needs a lot of work. Should sort results by the number of dependents http://i.imgur.com/BiOkb8o.png

Re: Solving Open Source Discovery

#3

Post by andrewnez » Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 12:58 PM UTC

Direct link to the site: http://libraries.io

Re: Solving Open Source Discovery

#4

Post by andrewnez » Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 1:03 PM UTC

zivc wrote: post #2

Search algorithm needs a lot of work. Should sort results by the number of dependents http://i.imgur.com/BiOkb8o.png

For sure, I'm constantly tweaking the ranking to get better results as more information becomes available, if you have any ideas or problems, please do add them to the issue tracker: https://github.com/librariesio/support/issues/new

Re: Solving Open Source Discovery

#5

Post by arthurnn » Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 1:14 PM UTC

Great job Andrew!!! :+1:

Re: Solving Open Source Discovery

#6

Post by falcolas » Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 1:16 PM UTC

andrewnez wrote: post #3

Direct link to the site: http://libraries.io

While the direct link is useful (and is prominently linked int the OP), the blog post does add useful background information to the what's and whys. I recommend viewing both.

Re: Solving Open Source Discovery

#7

Post by lloydwatkin » Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 1:17 PM UTC

Great project, nice work!

Re: Solving Open Source Discovery

#8

Post by falcolas » Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 1:19 PM UTC

zivc wrote: post #2

Search algorithm needs a lot of work. Should sort results by the number of dependents http://i.imgur.com/BiOkb8o.png

Agreed; for trying to solve a problem rooted in valuing popularity over use, showing the "stars" for a result is counter productive.

Another suggestion: Allow searching from a language sub-page, with results limited to that language.

Re: Solving Open Source Discovery

#9

Post by dankohn1 » Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 1:28 PM UTC

Nice start. I would love to be able to upload my project's Gemfile and then have the option to subscribe to everything there.

Also, I would love to have an option to subscribe via RSS (I know that makes me seem old) instead of email.

I do really like how you're pulling release information and badge status from each project.

Re: Solving Open Source Discovery

#10

Post by andrewnez » Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 1:29 PM UTC

dankohn1 wrote: post #9

Nice start. I would love to be able to upload my project's Gemfile and then have the option to subscribe to everything there. Also, I would love to have an option to subscribe via RSS (I know that makes me seem old) instead of email. I do really like how you're pulling release information and badge status from each project.

Thanks, both of those features are high on my todo list.