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5/9/2026
I audited 25 of my open-source repos. Stars lied.

I audited 25 of my open-source repos. Stars lied.

Short summary

GitHub stars are a vanity metric; npm/PyPI downloads better reflect real open-source adoption. Auditing 25 repos revealed 3,681 npm installs in 30 days across packages with zero stars, plus healthy visitor traffic and minimal bug reports. Security dependency management via Dependabot effectively maintains ecosystem health.

  • •npm/PyPI downloads are more meaningful than GitHub stars for measuring open-source adoption
  • •Audit of 25 StudioMeyer repos found 3,681 npm installs in 30 days despite low star counts
  • •Methodology: pull data from GitHub API, npm registry, PyPI, cargo, and GitHub Traffic for holistic view

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