I had no idea Github had a "trending" mechanism. I just use it as a free place to store code repositories, of which I have about 20. About the only social feature of Github I use is "Issues", to report or deal with bugs.
In fact, I rarely visit the site with a browser. Most usage is from "git". Which is what it's supposed to be for.
Sounds like this article doesn't apply to you then.
>Which is what it's supposed to be for.
That's just your opinion. Clearly people have been using github for discovering new software and more. I have found plenty of cool projects through the sites features.
The author uses the phrase `the new JavaScript “hotness”` in the context of this somehow being a positive. Engineers going after libraries because of their "hotness" instead of because of their utility is exactly the problem with the Javascript (and other "cool" / "trending") ecosystems.