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A comment on Ask HN: What do GitHub stars mean to you when evaluating a project, if anything?.

Re:Ask HN: What do GitHub stars mean to you when evaluating ... by jorgemf on Thursday June 07, 2018 @12:26PM (#17257339)
Stars mean different things to different people. Some people use them to like something, others just to bookmark it for later.
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Re:Ask HN: What do GitHub stars mean to you when evaluating ... by svenklemm on Thursday June 07, 2018 @12:42PM (#17257546)
I use stars as bookmarks, but i also use the watch feature to keep track of stuff i find interesting.
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Re:Ask HN: What do GitHub stars mean to you when evaluating ... by kiallmacinnes on Thursday June 07, 2018 @12:30PM (#17257399)
I use them as exactly this - Bookmarks.
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