[Vit-discuss] Top Ruby Projects algorithm?

[James Britt]

Martin DeMello wrote:

> 
> On the other hand, the top projects idea does seem to be optimised for
> first-time and one-time visitors to the page, which is likely to be
> the overwhelming scenario.

Optimized for what?  Because first and one-time visitors come there to 
find a list of (some of) the most-downloaded RubyForge projects?

How do you know that usage by this group constitutes an "overwhelming 
scenario", and is optimizing that page for first- and one-timers a 
proper goal?


 > And top downloads from rubyforge is a very
 > real measure of how useful people are finding the library.

No it's not.  It's a very real measure of how often something has been 
downloaded.  Beyond that, it's guessing.


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James Britt

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