This is a fantastic read.
(am OP but not the author). i always feel like looking at github trends is kinda cool but fail to get deeper insight i can use to inform my work.. its more of a trailing indicator right?
Context: Business apps. Bleeding edge curious and supportable day-to-day pragmatic developer. 25+ years web stack, 10% client desktop apps and small business sysadmin. Spending 6+ hours a day currently retooling concepts and where they can fit into day-to-day business stacks. "Retired" from SMB market after spending 25 years there and moved to government hoping for another 20-30. I love what I do.