GitHub Reviews

GitHub Reviews

A place for reviews of popular open source projects

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James Young
Interesting idea. Being separate from GitHub and not replicating much content about a project, it may take a while for reviews to accumulate to the point where they are helpful. The exception may be for very well liked or disliked projects where people feel motivated to make the extra effort. Perhaps offering a Chrome plugin that could somehow present review data and or the option to add a review alongside a specific page that's being viewed on GitHub would be a helpful way to bridge the context-gap of this not being a core feature of GitHub itself (?). Will keep an eye on this for sure - best wishes.
Patrick Lurch
@jydesign Thanks for the feedback. A Chrome (and Firefox) extension is definitely high on the priority list for upcoming features. Also, a custom badge (in the style of http://shields.io) for embedding in README files would help in directing people to view and add reviews.
James Young
@plurch Cool, yeah the badge totally makes sense and probably even higher priority than extension ;-)
Joshua Dance
@jydesign I immediately thought this needs a Chrome plugin.
Patrick Lurch
Hello Product Hunt, I am Patrick, creator of GitHub Reviews. Thanks for stopping by! I built this web application that lets people review popular GitHub repositories. The site allows users to: * Determine quality by reading reviews and viewing aggregate ratings * Discover related projects that are linked to each review * Share their thoughts about a package with the rest of the community * Improve repositories that they own by listening to their users Currently on stackoverflow, questions in this vein are closed because answers would be too subjective. This usually happens despite strong interest from users. Here are some reviews that I wrote: https://githubreviews.com/plurch Any feedback or suggestions are welcome!
Adolfo Alamo
I am a huge fan of GitHub and this site can be somehow helpful, but I am with @jydesign a chrome plugin will be a better solution. Keep the good work buddy!
Patrick Lurch
@adolfoalamo Thanks! I agree that a Chrome extension will be a helpful addition.