Name: Most Popular GitHub Projects
Creator: Kaggle
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About this Dataset

Most Popular GitHub Projects

Popularity Factors and Growth Patterns

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About this dataset

This dataset contains the characteristics of 5000 of the most popular GitHub repositories, based on their total number of stars. It provides a comprehensive overview of each repository's essential features like name, language, description, URL, and growth pattern. Additionally, it offers insight into how these properties factor into the popularity and success of each repository. This can be especially helpful in understanding how certain languages or patterns are more successful in particular use cases or scenarios compared to others. By better understanding these factors and patterns developers can create projects that best suit their needs while having a higher chance at achieving success on GitHub

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How to use the dataset

This dataset provides a comprehensive analysis of the domains of the most popular GitHub repositories, as measured by their total number of stars. It includes many valuable pieces of information that can be used to gain insight into current trends on the platform.

In order to use this dataset to its fullest potential, it's important to understand each piece of data provided and how it can be used.

Research Ideas

Comparing the popularity of various programming languages on GitHub.

Examining the most common topics and domains represented in top repositories, to better understand how developers use GitHub for their projects.

Identifying if certain growth patterns can be associated with higher popularity levels on GitHub, as measured by stars and forks

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
Data Source

License

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.

Columns

File: Domains of 5,000 GitHub Repositories - Public - Domains.csv

Column name	Description
Name	The name of the repository. (String)
Stars	The total number of stars which serve as a metric to measure popularity. (Integer)
Forks	The total number of forks which indicate how much collaboration there is on a project. (Integer)
Language	The programming language used in the repository. (String)
Description	A brief overview describing what the repository does and its features. (String)
URL	The URL associated with that specific repository. (String)
Domain	The domain or area within which this particular project works. For example, artificial intelligence or machine learning. (String)
Growth Pattern	This property gives insight into whether the popularity has been increasing steadily or if it’s plateaued out etc. (String)

Acknowledgements

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Tables

Domains Of 5000 Github Repositories Public Domains

@kaggle.thedevastator_domain_analysis_of_5000_most_popular_github_repo.domains_of_5000_github_repositories_public_domains

491.4 kB
5,000 rows
8 columns

CREATE TABLE domains_of_5000_github_repositories_public_domains (
  "name" VARCHAR,
  "stars" BIGINT,
  "forks" BIGINT,
  "language" VARCHAR,
  "description" VARCHAR,
  "url" VARCHAR,
  "domain" VARCHAR,
  "growth_pattern" VARCHAR
);