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ylai@lemmy.ml to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years ago

The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest

www.wired.com

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The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest

www.wired.com

ylai@lemmy.ml to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years ago
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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.
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    It’s not paywalled here, try using porn mode, clearing that site’s cookies or something like archive.today.

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      Porn mode?!?

      I mean yes but porn mode?

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        PORN MODE ON

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        I thought that was catchier than “Private Browsing/Incognito/InPrivate/gift shopping mode”.

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