most of these platforms & reports tracking crypto dev activity are kind of overrated & rarely give an accurate picture.

They mostly rely on open-source repos but many crypto devs work in private, contribute to/build a fork, or operate in ecosystems that lack a strong open-source culture.

There was a chain once awarded fastest growing dev ecosystem, the next year, it crashed hard, and not a single developer I knew was excited to build on it.

sure that’s common post-TGE, but these stats rarely reflect sustainability. They often end up tracking dev airdrop farmers more than actual long-term builders.

I also don't think they are useless; they are v useful for analyzing long-term trends, adoption patterns, and geographic distribution.