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GitHub is Telling Jokes with Model LTS of 1 Year
May 3, 2026
1 Year = “Long Term Support” I was perusing the GitHub Copilot documentation tonight, a kind of thing I’ll routinely do, something I call a ‘documentation soak’ where I go through practically everything in the documentation for a particular product, framework, etc. to … Read more →
A Follow-Up to "AI Gamification of GitHub Stars?"
April 20, 2026
Follow Up Time! In a follow up to my previous post, where I shared observations and musings about what appears to be extreme abuse of star ratings, I wanted to share a few “new to me” tidbits. These have organically surfaced recently through my casual catching up on the industry routine. … Read more →
Are Star Ratings on GitHub Under AI Siege?
March 19, 2026
AI Gamification of GitHub Stars? Is anyone noticing this pattern with stereotypical AI-driven GitHub repos? Some projects have only been around for mere weeks to a year. They have hundreds, if not thousands of commits, and a very high star count that seems suspect. Such repositories have a pattern … Read more →