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Open source project trends for 2018

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Company
Date Published
Author
Thomas Elliott
Word Count
537
Company Posts That Month
18
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
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No
Summary

In 2017, GitHub connected 24 million developers globally, enhancing collaboration on over 25 million repositories, with trends indicating growing interest in cross-platform development, deep learning, and coding skills enhancement. Projects like Angular/Angular-cli, Facebook/React, and Electron/Electron saw increased contributions, while deep learning projects like TensorFlow and Keras gained significant attention. Developers focused on learning and improving coding skills, with resources such as Chalarangelo/30-seconds-of-code and jwasham/coding-interview-university being popular for coding practices and interview preparation. These trends were identified through analyzing activity metrics such as contributors, visits, and new stars, revealing vibrant communities and diverse creative projects. For further insights into GitHub's community activities from September 2016 to September 2017, including top contributors and trending projects, readers are encouraged to explore additional resources like GitHub's report "The State of the Octoverse" and Felipe Hoffa’s analysis on Medium.

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