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GitHub News, using a peak detection algorithm to detect trending repos
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How HN took it
5 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Finds new trending repos that established lists miss.
From 2 comments
Thanks! I was trying to find my repo, which trended about 15 days ago :) Otherwise, it looks really good, and the algorithm results are refreshing.
dc2 on HNDeveloper here, I subscribe to Github's official weekly newsletter and various other ones but always found that they did a poor job at highlighting what's trending. The "top…
zthomas on HN
Good name and useful concept.
From 2 comments
Good name. Personally I would like to receive a weekly digest for one or two specific languages.
Gys on HNCool concept, would love to see graphs over weekly/monthly timespans or something like that.
Etheryte on HN
Objections
Requests broad GitHub write permissions, which seems unnecessary.
From 2 comments
This is cool! Any particular reason why you need permission to write all my public repositories when I log in?
michaelmior on HNWhy are you asking for "read and write all public repository data" & "read and write all user data."? I understand the read, but not clear on the write
markmarrk on HN
Hits GitHub rate limit when scrolling.
From 1 comment
Rate Limit Reached: You have reached the Github anonymous user limit, please login with your Github account to continue. Oof. I was just scrolling down the front page. --- Edit:…
dc2 on HN
Subscribe message shows success without an email.
From 1 comment
You get the "Success -- Thanks for subscribing" message even if you do not put an email id in the input field! Please correct!
coder006 on HN
Popularity feedback loop favours already-trending repos.
From 1 comment
Pff. That's a vicious circle. Then trending repos will get even trendier. Social networks are largely enough to expose that kind of "noise"/"buzz". I think that a good metric to…
renaudpawlak on HN
Requests
Filter or digest by programming language.
From 2 comments
Good name. Personally I would like to receive a weekly digest for one or two specific languages.
Gys on HNIf this allowed you to filter by language it would be infinitely more interesting.
rmason on HN
Personalised view of starred repos.
From 2 comments
Awesome product :) Is it possible to allow accounts so that user can browse starred repos from your web app ? I am suggesting this because the search feature's topics looks quite…
tienthanh8490 on HNThis is awesome. I had the same desire and even told folks at GitHub that improving this report is low hanging fruit. It's been on my list of ideas to hack on for awhile :-)…
kovacs on HN
RSS feed.
From 1 comment
I'd love to have this as an RSS feed.
splitbrain on HN
Weekly or monthly graphs.
From 1 comment
Cool concept, would love to see graphs over weekly/monthly timespans or something like that.
Etheryte on HN
Questions
Which peak detection algorithm is used, and is the source available?
From 3 comments
gitlogs Where git = github Looks great though! Already found something sweet. Another feature request, can you add an up/down trend indicator? Can I ask which peak detection…
skeletonjelly on HNIs the source available? I'd like to do this on a small subset of repos I watch, about 2k in total.
toisanji on HNCan one fork this on GitHub? I'm interested in the peak detection algorithm.
rubyfan on HN
Why are write permissions requested?
From 2 comments
Why are you asking for "read and write all public repository data" & "read and write all user data."? I understand the read, but not clear on the write
markmarrk on HNThis is cool! Any particular reason why you need permission to write all my public repositories when I log in?
michaelmior on HN
Alternatives named
GitHub's official trending page and weekly newsletter.
From 1 comment
Developer here, I subscribe to Github's official weekly newsletter and various other ones but always found that they did a poor job at highlighting what's trending. The "top…
zthomas on HN