Is Astro dead?
Deaditude Score:
35.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will be running unchanged in production when the sun explodes.
*Data last collected: 6 Jun 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
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
51,502
total stars
Forks
2,769
total forks
Open PRs
184
open pull requests
Recent Commits
83
last 30 days
Contributors
99
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
TypeScript54.1%
JavaScript42.1%
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
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
7,351
Subscribers
6
Active Users
Activity Metrics
46
Posts
8.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+7.1%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnnouncing Astrobits: work in progress retro 8bit Astro UI library
r/astrojs1 months ago
68(97%)14
Finally! Redid my Portfolio website with Astro JS 🥳 https://iabhinavj.com/
r/astrojs1 months ago
51(94%)11
Check out my new Astro-based deep-time visualization
r/astrojs17 days ago
29(100%)2
Build a Blog CMS with Astro and Supabase from Scratch
r/astrojs1 months ago
19(95%)4
Best blog/content sites you've seen built with astro?
r/astrojs1 months ago
18(88%)60
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sparse
Resume with Astro skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
338🇬🇧United Kingdom
55🇮🇳India
31🇨🇦Canada
21🇩🇪Germany
20🇫🇷France
20Market Summary
485
Total Jobs
🏢
34
Companies Using It
A few courageous (or stubborn) companies still on board.
Reality Check
Career Suicide Watch
Time to update your LinkedIn. And by "update" we mean "remove {tech.name} entirely"
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
843
Posts
Community Interest
Average points16.4
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
1 months ago
241172
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
3 months ago
14082
Radio Astronomy Software Defined Radio (Rasdr)
20 days ago
1318
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTubers discovered Astro generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
12
Videos
114.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%
Average Engagement
9.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Astro:
DevWebApp
Hobby Channel
GadgetryTech
Growing Channel
SarahMaths Astro
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
2.3K787
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SarahMaths Astro
1 months ago
949120
1 months ago
48660
2 months ago
51
"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 Jun 2025 | 35.6% |
| 11 May 2025 | 32.3% |
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