People have a marked preference for popular open source software.
* It's a signal of quality even if it isn't always the best signal, and developers won't necessarily allocate the time to investigate the quality of a package on a deep level.
* CYA: more stars indicates more popularity which indicates that your choice to use XYZ with 1000 stars is more defensible than the ABC package with 5.
* It suggests that the package will be maintained and improved rather than abandoned.
People have a marked preference for popular open source software.
* It's a signal of quality even if it isn't always the best signal, and developers won't necessarily allocate the time to investigate the quality of a package on a deep level.
* CYA: more stars indicates more popularity which indicates that your choice to use XYZ with 1000 stars is more defensible than the ABC package with 5.
* It suggests that the package will be maintained and improved rather than abandoned.