Vast majority of mid level experienced people take stars very seriously and they won't use anything under 100 stars.
replyI'm not supporting this view but it is what it is unfortunately.
VCs that invest based on stars do know something I guess or they are just bad investors.
IMO using projects based on start count is terrible engineering practice.
I've seen the same devs refuse to use a library because the last commit was 3 months ago, despite the library being extremely popular, battle tested, and existing for 10 years.
replyalso and above all because it can be easily manipulated, as the research explained in the article actually demonstrates
reply> measure not necessarily the quality of the project itself, but rather its Popularity
replySurely a project's popularity is often related to its utility. A useful and popular project seems like exactly the kind of thing a VC might be interested in.
Well, pretty sure that VCs are more interested in popularity than in quality so maybe it's not such a bad metric for them.
replyYes, you're right, but popularity becomes fleeting without real quality behind the projects.
replyHype helps raise funds, of course, and sells, of course.
But it doesn't necessarily lead to long-term sustainability of investments.