GitHub Reviews

A place for reviews of popular open source projects

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A place for reviews of popular open source projects

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Sketch Hunt

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.

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10yr ago

GitHub Reviews

Maker

@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.

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10yr ago

Sketch Hunt

@plurch Cool, yeah the badge totally makes sense and probably even higher priority than extension ;-)

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10yr ago

Summer Bod 2020

@jydesign I immediately thought this needs a Chrome plugin.

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10yr ago

GitHub Reviews

Maker

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!

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10yr ago

DiffSense

When i click on a project i expected it would go tot the actual project on github. Am I missing something? this project: https://githubreviews.com/ViccAl...

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10yr ago

GitHub Reviews

Maker

@eonpilot Clicking on a repo link will take you to its page on GitHub Reviews, where you can see existing reviews and ratings for that repo (if there are any). There is also a button that takes you to the "Add Review" form. If you want to see the source repo page on GitHub, the grey link "View on GitHub" will take you there.

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10yr ago

DiffSense

@plurch Right got it. Would maybe make the button more prominent? Love sites that compliment github. This and also there is github awards which I think is cool.

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10yr ago

GitHub Reviews

Maker

@eonpilot Thanks for the suggestion.

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10yr ago

You have built a great tool that solves an important issue. But it seems more like a feature than a product. This is something that Github itself should build. A Chrome extension might help with usability, but extensions have an even lesser user base.

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10yr ago

GitHub Reviews

Maker

@tombielecki Thanks for the feedback. I do feel like my site solves some real problems. However, I am not sure if GitHub would want to add a feature like this on their site - might be too disassociated from their core mission.

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10yr ago

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!

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10yr ago

GitHub Reviews

Maker

@adolfoalamo Thanks! I agree that a Chrome extension will be a helpful addition.

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10yr ago

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