Honestly if I read the README and get really excited I'll give it a star.
I always mean to come back to it later, but I often don't.
If I'm using a project and it works great and has good documentation, I might just download using a package manager and never go to its Github page at all... If I end up on its Github page I'll definitely give it a star, but I just don't always think of it.
Some of the most foundational projects are reliable and well-documented enough that a user might never have to check out the issues or source code. Those get under-starred.
I think Github stars measure hype, for better or for worse.
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Honestly if I read the README and get really excited I'll give it a star.
I always mean to come back to it later, but I often don't.
If I'm using a project and it works great and has good documentation, I might just download using a package manager and never go to its Github page at all... If I end up on its Github page I'll definitely give it a star, but I just don't always think of it.
Some of the most foundational projects are reliable and well-documented enough that a user might never have to check out the issues or source code. Those get under-starred.
I think Github stars measure hype, for better or for worse.