Do GitHub Stars even matter?
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Do GitHub Stars even matter?
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Re: Do GitHub Stars even matter?
#2I tend to use the stars as a type of bookmarking system - things I don't want to fork, but do want to keep tabs on. It wasn't until later that I discovered their original intent was apparently something different.
Re: Do GitHub Stars even matter?
#3On sites like Packagist.org, I believe that they are used in conjunction with the download count to rank search results