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Posted on Mar 4, 2018

What are some "hidden gem" GitHub repositories?

#discuss #github #opensource

Have you ever been working on a project, found the perfect GitHub library, and then realized the star count was less than humblebrag worthy?

The best code is the code that does the job, so what are some of the best "hidden gem" repos you've ever found?

GitLab and BitBucket etc count too as long as it's open source :D

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Dian Fay • Mar 4 '18

tobyhede/postgresql-event-sourcing: proof of concept for an extremely cool technique with the best database.
tightenco/giscus: get notifications when someone comments on your Gists -- something GitHub should've done ages ago.
derekp7/snebu: inactive, but a solid backup management utility.
sapegin/fledermaus: a super-flexible static site generator.
vihanb/babel-plugin-wildcard: allows wildcard imports in JavaScript.
purcell/sqlint: lint your SQL. I do a lot of nonstandard stuff that trips it but it's still an effective "second pair of eyes".
sjstoelting/pgsql-tweaks: miscellaneous utility functions and views for Postgres.

Ben Halpern • Mar 5 '18

Nice list

Andre Vasconcelos • Mar 5 '18

The wildcard import one is a thing of beauty

Periklis Gkolias • Mar 4 '18

github.com/anfederico/Poesy: Poetry generation via natural language Markov models
github.com/Skyscanner/pyfailsafe: A Python library for handling failures
github.com/MikePearce/Git-Status: A small script to show the status of multiple git repos
github.com/coala/coala: provides a unified command-line interface for linting and fixing all your code, regardless of the programming languages you use

Patricio Cano • Mar 5 '18

Shameless plug, check mine out. AlloyCi/alloy_ci

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