Re:Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool
by frooodle on Saturday May 04, 2024 @11:04AM
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Creator here, there was a big HN post that caused that big boom during Christmas
Re:Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool
by nikisweeting on Saturday May 04, 2024 @04:01PM
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Got it! Strange that such a big post doesn't show up in that Google search! Really makes me lose trust in Google for basic research like that (sigh)
Sorry for insinuating that you maybe bought stars and congrats on the great project growth!
Hopefully if nothing else, my comment will answer this question for others that had the same "partially written by ChatGPT" == "willing to use bots for growth" suspicion.
It went from 6k to 15k+ stars in a few days around 2023 Christmas when HN/Github/Reddit traffic is usually lowest, and I didn't see a corresponding social media post or announcement around that time with that kind of traffic.
If I'm wrong and there is some big social media post / promo that I missed, I apologize, I'll eat my shorts!
https://star-history.com/#Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF&Date
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22stirling%22+%22PDF%22&sca...