Is Cake PHP dead?
Deaditude Score:
65.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Worse than a group project where no one replies.
*Data last collected: 11 May 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Is showing significant decline with reduced development activity, community engagement, and new adoption.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
๐ฅ
2005
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
8,729
total stars
Forks
3,406
total forks
Open PRs
58
open pull requests
Recent Commits
52
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
PHP99.7%
CSS0.1%
HTML0.1%
Makefile0.1%
Shell0.0%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over
Community Size
1,437
Subscribers
3
Active Users
Activity Metrics
2
Posts
6.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
โ
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysOne time login links in CakePHP
r/cakephp19 days ago
6(100%)0
TinyAuth and CakePHP authorization plugin (part 2/2)
r/cakephp27 days ago
6(100%)0
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Endangered
Resume with Cake PHP skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฎ๐ณIndia
63๐บ๐ธUnited States
3๐ซ๐ทFrance
1๐จ๐ฆCanada
0๐ฉ๐ชGermany
0๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
0Market Summary
67
Total Jobs
๐ข
278
Companies Using It
A small but determined corporate fanbase exists.
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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
Cake PHP gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
78
Posts
Community Interest
Average points34.7
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
A case against syntax highlighting (2007)
3 months ago
26
A case against syntax highlighting
2 months ago
20
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Crickets
Cake PHP videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
1
Videos
28
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
28
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Cake PHP:
Web Dev Made Simple | Code Smarter, Build Faster
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
CakePHP 5 Installation & Folder Structure Explained | Beginner Tutorial 2025 I CakePHP Tutorial
Web Dev Made Simple | Code Smarter, Build Faster
NaN years ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2025 | 65.1% |
| 8 May 2025 | 63.8% |
| 3 May 2025 | 67.1% |
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