How to find new open source projects on GitHub?

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How do I track new projects on Github (are there any RSS feeds, scrapable pages or a web app to the same effect)?

On similar open-source hosting/aggregating sites:

NOTE: SourceForge has been found distributing adware/malware with the binary installers, so should not be trusted at all.

Freecode is the simplest case, but it is unfortunately rather stable and does not reflect my core interests or find new projects sufficiently fast.

Your question prompted me to look at Sourceforge for the first time in years, and I have to say I was really shocked by all the Microsoft ads. How things have changed! — Dmitri, Jun 13 '13 at 17:47
@Dmitri - what ads? :) (good to have some well-tuned blockers) I would also include codeplex etc. in the watchlist, but GitHub tends to attract more stuff nowadays. — Deer Hunter, Jun 13 '13 at 17:52
This question might be better asked on Web Applications, but you might need to reword it as it currently reads a bit like a "list of X" question (the only answer you got was a link only answer). — ChrisF♦, Jun 15 '13 at 10:19
@ChrisF - I'm going to add details on GitHub Developers' API into the question. — Deer Hunter, Jun 15 '13 at 21:19
Hey Deer Hunter, I've removed the answer part from your question prior to migration, because... answers should be posted as answers ;) You can find it in the revision history of your original question, and you can (and should) post it as an answer here. — user15196, Jun 17 '13 at 22:57

Deer Hunter · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-18 02:31:02Z

GitHub has a developers' API which can be accessed from an unregistered user at the rate of 60 queries per hour.

To see how many queries remain, use this GET endpoint: https://api.github.com/rate_limit

To obtain the list of repositories, this GET endpoint is used: https://api.github.com/repositories

For more details on pagination (30 items per request by default) and other parameters see the docs.

shantanoo · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-13 17:38:10Z

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For github you may have a look at

Note: Not all feeds are working.

answered Jun 13 '13 at 17:38

shantanoo

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Ugh, sorry - "not all feeds are working" is an understatement. – Deer Hunter Jun 13 '13 at 17:42
Sorry for the quick reversal, must wrap my head around that site. EDIT: Not having a Fortran feed is cruel... – Deer Hunter Jun 13 '13 at 17:44

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