Thanks! Yes, evaluations and benchmarks are fundamentally important. It's the only way to know if you are actually making improvements.

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Thanks for the feedback. I will add a “latest reviews” list to the homepage ASAP - some others have suggested this also.

Correct, we are not aiming for code reviews but for package quality/reputation. Hopefully the descriptions on the homepage are clear and this does not confuse too many people.

Regarding the problem of outdated reviews - I have a specific field where the reviewer can put the current version that they are reviewing (example: https://goo.gl/rWMHgB shows version 4.8.2). Reviewers can also easily update their existing reviews and bump this version as necessary. We also show the date that the review was last updated.

I like the easy way of bumping the version attached to review. That mitigates it to some extent.

Which aspects of the design do you think need improvement?

I agree that there are not many reviews since I have just launched, but I need people to be aware of the site’s existence so that they can contribute.

Currently there isn’t any notification system in place for package maintainers, but that would be a nice feature to add.

Its not about the amount of views but showing that something is going on. Basically i have to find a project you commented on randomly to know there is any review at all. I would expect some "Latest reviews" on the startsite or something.

About the design it is mostly the colors that create a strange look, but also the "purse" bootstrap elements. There is no uniqueness to that. The colors look a bit like choosen randomly, there is no general theme for them.

I see your point. A list that shows recent reviews on the homepage would be helpful.

Hello Hacker News, I am Patrick, creator of GitHub Reviews. Thanks for stopping by!

I built this web application that lets people review popular GitHub repositories. The site allows users to:

* Determine quality by reading reviews and viewing aggregate ratings

* Discover related projects that are linked to each review

* Share their thoughts about a package with the rest of the community

* Improve repositories that they own by listening to their users

Currently on stackoverflow, questions in this vein are closed because answers would be too subjective. This usually happens despite strong interest from users.

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