[WIRED] The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest

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[WIRED] The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest

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irradiated ( irradiated@radiation.party ) BM to TechNews@radiation.party · 3 years ago

The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest

www.wired.com

Popularity on GitHub can open valuable doors for developers and startups. Underground stores sell “stars” on the platform, offering coders a way to literally fake it till they make it.

[ sourced from Wired ]

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