Is Astro dead?
Deaditude Score:
39.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will outlive us all. Somehow that feels like a threat.
*Data last collected: 20 Jun 2025, 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
✨
2021
GitHub Pulse
Active Development
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
51,784
total stars
Forks
2,789
total forks
Open PRs
193
open pull requests
Recent Commits
86
last 30 days
Contributors
99
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
TypeScript54.8%
JavaScript41.3%
Astro3.2%
CSS0.2%
Vue0.2%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
7,506
Subscribers
10
Active Users
Activity Metrics
56
Posts
6.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+55.6%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysIs there a simple CMS solution?
r/astrojs18 days ago
30(100%)80
Astro 5.10
r/astrojs11 days ago
30(98%)7
Check out my new Astro-based deep-time visualization
r/astrojs29 days ago
27(97%)2
Saving Costs on Cloudflare Workers: Static Image Fetching with <Image />
r/astrojs1 months ago
17(95%)23
What don’t you like about Astro?
r/astrojs11 days ago
17(91%)50
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sustainable
Resume with Astro skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
363🇬🇧United Kingdom
47🇨🇦Canada
30🇮🇳India
27🇫🇷France
24🇩🇪Germany
17Market Summary
508
Total Jobs
🏢
35
Companies Using It
A few courageous (or stubborn) companies still on board.
Reality Check
Career Life Support
Astro isn't dead, but maybe start a side project with something trendier.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Astro, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
847
Posts
Community Interest
Average points16.0
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Astronomers confirm the existence of a lone black hole
2 months ago
241172
Giant, all-seeing telescope is set to revolutionize astronomy
11 days ago
17361
Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
2 months ago
168128
'More than a hint' that dark energy isn't what astronomers thought
3 months ago
14099
'What a lie': Danish astronaut responds to Musk
4 months ago
14082
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Astro content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
15
Videos
56.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-28.6%
Average Engagement
3.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Astro:
EDISLA
Small Creator
ApostropheCMS
Small Creator
SarahMaths Astro
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | 39.3% |
| 6 Jun 2025 | 35.6% |
| 11 May 2025 | 32.3% |
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