Is ASP.NET dead?
Deaditude Score:
44.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it might as well be in a museum.
*Data last collected: 6 Apr 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2002
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
22
Answer Rate
32%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-13%
Recent Questions
Async Multiplayer Client Server Structure for Unity
Unanswered60 views
c#asp.netunity-game-engine
All validation messages are displayed as "The value '' is invalid" instead of actual messages
Answered51 views
asp.netlocalizationdata-annotations
ASP.NET button occassionally not getting to the OnClick function
Unanswered44 views
asp.netdevexpress
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
233,571
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
269
Posts
22.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+28.8%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
2 mentions of migrating away from ASP.NET detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysEF QueryLens—see the SQL your LINQ generates at hover time; no database needed. Looking for feedback.
r/dotnet20 days ago
461(99%)94
Microsoft plans 100% native Windows 11 apps in major shift away from web wrappers
r/dotnet18 days ago
306(98%)134
Long LINQ queries - Code smell?
r/dotnet11 days ago
247(90%)145
“Delete Bin and Obj, clean, and rebuild”
r/dotnet29 days ago
231(95%)141
The early C# 15 preview feature, unions, was merged into .NET 11 preview 3.
r/dotnet1 months ago
226(98%)52
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
ASP.NET on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
3,255🇺🇸United States
2,557🇬🇧United Kingdom
648🇩🇪Germany
435🇫🇷France
411🇨🇦Canada
274Market Summary
7,580
Total Jobs
🏢
18
Companies Using It
A few courageous (or stubborn) companies still on board.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
ASP.NET is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Fading Away
A month without HN mentions is like a year in regular tech time. Tick tock.
Mentions
11
Posts
Last mentioned 1 months ago
Community Interest
Average points1.6
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
3/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
The JWKS Setup for Robust JWT Validation in Asp.net 10
1 months ago
20
Making Angular 21 SSR Work with Asp.net Core 9
2 months ago
10
Roadmap to Asp.net
3 months ago
10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried ASP.NET content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
41
Videos
48.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-30.8%
Average Engagement
1.2K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering ASP.NET:
DotNet Tech
Hobby Channel
dotnet
Small Creator
Dot Net Tutorials
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
21328
GraphQL in Microservices using ASP.NET Core Web API | Hot Chocolate Complete Implementation Guide
Dot Net Tutorials
2 months ago
132
Circuit Breaker in ASP.NET Core Microservices with Real-Time Example
Dot Net Tutorials
2 months ago
111
2 months ago
60
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2026 | 44.5% |
| 24 Mar 2026 | 43.4% |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 42.4% |
| 24 Feb 2026 | 41.8% |
| 11 Feb 2026 | 43.2% |
| 28 Jan 2026 | 31.2% |
| 14 Jan 2026 | 45.7% |
| 1 Jan 2026 | 46.6% |
| 18 Dec 2025 | 37.8% |
| 4 Dec 2025 | 42.8% |
| 21 Nov 2025 | 25.0% |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 33.0% |
| 25 Oct 2025 | 42.5% |
| 12 Oct 2025 | 48.2% |
| 28 Sept 2025 | 29.5% |
| 14 Sept 2025 | 40.5% |
| 1 Sept 2025 | 34.3% |
| 18 Aug 2025 | 39.2% |
| 4 Aug 2025 | 43.0% |
| 22 Jul 2025 | 42.3% |
| 8 Jul 2025 | 30.2% |
| 24 Jun 2025 | 39.4% |
| 11 Jun 2025 | 39.0% |
| 28 May 2025 | 39.5% |
| 9 May 2025 | 26.6% |
| 4 May 2025 | 34.9% |
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