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react stars

MaintActive · today
Stars451k
Issues224 open
MaintActive · yesterday
Stars246k
Issues1.2k open
MaintActive · today
Stars140k
Issues4.2k open

Here's the latest scoop on the most-starred React-related projects on GitHub, showcasing their impressive adoption and active maintenance:

  1. freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp

    • ⭐ 451,360
    • Description: freeCodeCamp.org's open-source codebase and curriculum. Learn math, programming, and computer science for free.
    • Language: TypeScript
    • Last Push: 0 days ago
    • Open Issues: 224
    • License: BSD-3-Clause
    • Status: ✅ Actively maintained
  2. react/react

    • ⭐ 246,326
    • Description: The library for web and native user interfaces.
    • Language: JavaScript
    • Last Push: 1 day ago
    • Open Issues: 1,204
    • License: MIT
    • Status: ✅ Actively maintained
  3. vercel/next.js

    • ⭐ 140,409
    • Description: The React Framework
    • Language: JavaScript
    • Last Push: 0 days ago
    • Open Issues: 4,169
    • License: MIT
    • Status: ✅ Actively maintained
  4. react/react-native

    • ⭐ 126,166
    • Description: A framework for building native applications using React.
    • Language: C++
    • Last Push: 0 days ago
    • Open Issues: 1,026
    • License: MIT
    • Status: ✅ Actively maintained
  5. shadcn-ui/ui

    • ⭐ 118,545
    • Description: A set of beautifully-designed, accessible components and a code distribution platform that works seamlessly with your favorite frameworks.
    • Language: TypeScript
    • Last Push: 0 days ago
    • Open Issues: 2,090
    • License: MIT
    • Status: ✅ Actively maintained

Verdict

These projects not only show substantial community interest (measured in stars) but also exhibit a robust level of maintenance, ensuring you're looking at active resources for your development needs. The high number of open issues, especially in projects like Next.js and shadcn-ui, may suggest areas needing community focus, but all are solid choices for React development.

github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCampgithub.com/react/reactgithub.com/vercel/next.jsgithub.com/react/react-nativegithub.com/shadcn-ui/ui
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