What’s in a GitHub Star? Understanding Repository Starring Practices in a Social Coding Platform

•Developers star repositories mainly to show appreciation or to bookmark projects•3 out of 4 developers check the stars metric before using or contributing to projects•But developers also evaluate other factors, such as code quality and documentation•Fast growth in the number of stars is often a res...

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Published in:	The Journal of systems and software Vol. 146; pp. 112 - 129
Main Authors:	Borges, Hudson, Tulio Valente, Marco
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc 01.12.2018
Subjects:	GitHub stars Social coding Software popularity Social coding GitHub stars Software popularity
ISSN:	0164-1212, 1873-1228
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