The open-source community on GitHub has been instrumental in releasing some of the world's most impactful technologies, with stars serving as a key indicator of a project’s success and community interest. Notable open-source releases since 2015 include Swift, an Apple programming language that achieved 23,097 stars in its first week, and Tensorflow, Google's machine learning library, with 11,822 stars. Other significant projects are React Native by Facebook, with 10,976 stars, and Yarn, a JavaScript dependency manager by Facebook, Exponent, Google, and Tilde, which garnered 16,068 stars. The success of these projects underscores the importance of early community engagement to build momentum, attracting a diverse array of contributors and users that help the projects thrive. This information was compiled using data from GitHub Archive, accessible through Google BigQuery.