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Re:Show HN: A microservice framework, listed in CNCF Landsca... by riedel on Monday September 20, 2021 @01:10PM (#28596108)
I am eager to know how to game GitHub stars. Funding agencies love metrics and random KPI so I would love to deliver...
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Re:Show HN: A microservice framework, listed in CNCF Landsca... by jacquesm on Monday September 20, 2021 @04:12PM (#28598362)
Right up to the moment your funding agency calls you out during DD and then you are in deep trouble. Would not recommend.
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Re:Show HN: A microservice framework, listed in CNCF Landsca... by nsonha on Monday September 20, 2021 @09:53PM (#28601238)
Why does it matter if GH stars can be gamed or not, could you tell me what it measures?
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Re:Show HN: A microservice framework, listed in CNCF Landsca... by jimmyed on Monday September 20, 2021 @02:31PM (#28597111)
One word. Bangladesh.
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Re:Show HN: A microservice framework, listed in CNCF Landsca... by riedel on Monday September 20, 2021 @04:25PM (#28598522)
That made me curious: never thought there was a real market but people really seem to pay 1$ per star. Now I have to only trick someone into giving me money for that.

Would be a fun project btw to detect gh not account and projects that obviously paid to get stars.

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Re:Show HN: A microservice framework, listed in CNCF Landsca... by patrickevans on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @07:57AM (#28604136)
If I paid one cent for stars, I would close the project.
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