Welcome to Java and Rust GitHub trends for May 2022. Let’s get started.

Java

Grasscutter

Total stars: 8002

Last month stars: 4077

Growth: 51%

https://github.com/Grasscutters/Grasscutter

About the project: a server software reimplementation for a certain anime game.

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DSA-Bootcamp-Java

Total stars: 7385

Last month stars: 404

Growth: 5%

https://github.com/kunal-kushwaha/DSA-Bootcamp-Java

About the project: this repository consists of the code samples, assignments, and notes for the Java Data Structures & Algorithms bootcamp of Community Classroom.

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lawnchair

Total stars: 5579

Last month stars: 266

Growth: 5%

https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair

About the project: Lawnchair is a free, open-source home app for Android. 

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unidbg

Total stars: 2074

Last month stars: 89

Growth: 4%

https://github.com/zhkl0228/unidbg

About the project: allows you to emulate an Android ARM32 and/or ARM64 native library, and an experimental iOS emulation. This is an educational project to learn more about the ELF/MachO file format and ARM assembly.

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connectivity-samples

Total stars: 1046

Last month stars: 44

Growth: 4%

https://github.com/android/connectivity-samples

About the project: this repository contains a set of individual Android Studio projects to help you get started writing Connectivity apps in Android.

Rust

aptos-core

Total stars: 2263

Last month stars: 1116

Growth: 49%

https://github.com/aptos-labs/aptos-core

About the project: Aptos-core strives towards being the safest and most scalable layer one blockchain solution. 

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Replibyte

Total stars: 1565

Last month stars: 715

Growth: 46%

https://github.com/Qovery/Replibyte

About the project: Replibyte is a blazingly fast tool to seed your databases with your production data while keeping sensitive data safe.

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RisingWave

Total stars: 2595

Last month stars: 1149

Growth: 44%

https://github.com/singularity-data/risingwave

About the project: RisingWave is a cloud-native streaming database that uses SQL as the interface language. It is designed to reduce the complexity and cost of building real-time applications. RisingWave consumes streaming data, performs continuous queries, and updates results dynamically. As a database system, RisingWave maintains results inside its own storage and allows users to access data efficiently.

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Universal Android Debloater GUI

Total stars: 3539

Last month stars: 998

Growth: 28%

https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater

About the project: cross-platform GUI written in Rust using ADB to debloat non-rooted android devices. Improve your privacy, the security and battery life of your device.

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RustDesk

Total stars: 21162

Last month stars: 4670

Growth: 22%

https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk

About the project: open-source virtual/remote desktop infrastructure for everyone! The open-source TeamViewer alternative. Display and control your PC and Android devices.

Observations

• across the Java projects in May there is only one highly growing project related to the anime game. Before, the same story was happening with Minecraft-related projects, but the “Grasscutter” project is something new.
• If you find the “unidbg” project interesting for you, please remember this is an educational project which should be used only at your own risk.
• “RisingWave” project looks pretty interesting as a connector between data streams and applications consuming them.
• “RustDesk” has already more than 21k stars on GitHub and still growing pretty fast. Definitely worth trying if you are looking for TeamViewer alternative software.
• Android-related applications are still in trend on Github. Mostly Java-based, but Rust has also come to the radar recently.

_{Title image by Scott Webb from Pixabay}