Re:Ask HN: Fastify has 13k stars on GitHub, but no traction ...
by probably_wrong on Thursday January 16, 2020 @08:08AM
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I don't think anyone can give a proper answer other than a shrug and/or a "dunno".
Off the top of my head: It could be popular with a crowd that doesn't visit HN. It could have fake GitHub stars. It could be a project with very bad PR. It could be the type of small project that Just Works, and therefore people don't feel a need to talk about it (see: the Mate Desktop Environment).
Answering for me, in case it helps: I never heard of it, I don't program in Node.js, and I already have a web framework of choice. Of these three, I believe the third to be the most likely answer for your question.
Off the top of my head: It could be popular with a crowd that doesn't visit HN. It could have fake GitHub stars. It could be a project with very bad PR. It could be the type of small project that Just Works, and therefore people don't feel a need to talk about it (see: the Mate Desktop Environment).
Answering for me, in case it helps: I never heard of it, I don't program in Node.js, and I already have a web framework of choice. Of these three, I believe the third to be the most likely answer for your question.