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Is backbonejs dead?

Deaditude Score:

87.8%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Being revived only for ironic conference talks.
*Data last collected: 9 Nov 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

788
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
181
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States
65
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada
16
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom
7
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany
5
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance
2

Market Summary

276
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

HN Darling

backbonejs gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.

Mentions

13
Posts

Community Interest

Average points50.6
Noteworthy

HN Verdict

Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

โ–ถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage

Crickets

backbonejs videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.

Content Metrics

1
Videos
5
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%

Average Engagement

5
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering backbonejs:
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
9 Nov 202587.8%
27 Oct 202579.7%
14 Oct 202580.5%
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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