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Is backbonejs dead?

Deaditude Score:

91.5%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Beloved by people who hate themselves.
*Data last collected: 30 Sept 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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๐Ÿ”ฌComponent 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

โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position

Has entered obsolescence - it's being actively replaced and finding minimal development or community support.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
๐Ÿ’€
2010

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

Dead End

Question Metrics

Total Questions
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
In the last 30 days

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Even necromancers couldn't resurrect this tech's Reddit presence

Community Size

791
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

0
Posts
0.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
โ†’
0.0%
Holding steady

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

Popular Discussions

Last 30 days

Crickets chirping... No one's talking about backbonejs on Reddit.

Either this tech is super niche or it's been abandoned like a New Year's resolution.

๐Ÿ’ผ Job Market Pulse

Sparse

Resume with backbonejs skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.

Global Job Distribution

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia
161
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States
66
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom
18
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany
13
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada
5
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance
0

Market Summary

263
Total Jobs
๐Ÿข
3,470
Companies Using It
Major players still rely on this. Job security... for now.

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.

๐Ÿ”ธ Hacker News Discourse

Fading Away

HN tolerates discussions about backbonejs, but the real party's elsewhere.

Mentions

3
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday

Community Interest

Average points12.0
Minimal traction

HN Verdict

Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
3/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

โ–ถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage

Crickets

Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about backbonejs.

Content Metrics

3
Videos
304
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%

Average Engagement

101.3
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering backbonejs:
All Things Open
Hobby Channel
Sirviendo Cรณdigo
Hobby Channel
CodeLucky
Hobby Channel
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

๐Ÿ“ˆHistorical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
30 Sept 202591.5%
16 Sept 202585.0%
3 Sept 202590.7%
20 Aug 202589.8%
6 Aug 202588.5%
24 Jul 202580.9%
10 Jul 202589.2%
26 Jun 202592.1%
13 Jun 202590.7%
30 May 202591.4%
10 May 202595.0%
4 May 202594.6%

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