[HN Gopher] On GitHub as a Social Network
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       On GitHub as a Social Network
        
       Author : memorable
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2022-07-10 14:15 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
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       | gbourne wrote:
       | It is a really interesting question if GitHub is a social
       | network. As the author points out there are many social aspects
       | such as social currency (stars), or is it merely gamification?
       | Colleagues can ask you to review code or ping questions -
       | definitely social, but could you then say Jira is a social
       | network?
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       | Overall I do think GitHub is a social network, but that is
       | because the definition has broadened to include a lot of 2-way
       | group communication tools.
        
       | otras wrote:
       | > Why do I get so excited when I receive stars on my projects
       | hosted on github? I am constantly trying to come up with new
       | projects to build, but do I actually want to build them? Or do I
       | just want social currency? I'm not sure I can tell the difference
       | anymore.
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       | I find stars so interesting, and I think the author's point is
       | spot on about the subtlety of the social network dopamine aspects
       | in play. The emphasis on stars and getting more for one's
       | projects (not that the author is doing this) makes me feel so out
       | of touch, and it feels like influencer-culture permeating
       | software development. Where does marketing stop and influencing
       | begin? Are stars the goal?
       | 
       | For instance, look at the how-to articles for getting more stars:
       | https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+get+more+stars+on+git...
        
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