Is Cake PHP dead?
Deaditude Score:
60.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It compiles, but it also cries.
*Data last collected: 20 Jun 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
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โ ๏ธ
2005
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
8,748
total stars
Forks
3,410
total forks
Open PRs
51
open pull requests
Recent Commits
26
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
1,442
Subscribers
3
Active Users
Activity Metrics
4
Posts
4.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-50.0%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysCakeFest 2025 (October 9-10) coming to Madrid
r/cakephp21 days ago
5(86%)0
The Truth About CakePHP 5 โ Is It Really Dead in 2025?CakePHP 5 in 2025: The Comeback No One Expect!
r/cakephp1 months ago
6(100%)1
CakePHP IdeHelper plugin on steroids - watcher mode activated
r/cakephp1 months ago
4(100%)0
CakePHP Tips Spring 2025
r/cakephp26 days ago
3(100%)0
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Endangered
Resume with Cake PHP skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฎ๐ณIndia
64๐บ๐ธUnited States
1๐จ๐ฆCanada
0๐ฉ๐ชGermany
0๐ซ๐ทFrance
0๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
0Market Summary
65
Total Jobs
๐ข
0
Companies Using It
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
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Cake PHP, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
71
Posts
Community Interest
Average points18.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
A case against syntax highlighting
4 months ago
20
Tell HN: EasyList breaks a decent chunk of the internet
2 months ago
21
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Cake PHP videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
3
Videos
238
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%
Average Engagement
79.3
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Cake PHP:
Web Dev Made Simple | Code Smarter, Build Faster
Hobby Channel
ojamboshop
Hobby Channel
DigitalGems
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
PHP Web Framework CakePHP
ojamboshop
21 days ago
30
CakePHP 5 Installation & Folder Structure Explained | Beginner Tutorial 2025 I CakePHP Tutorial
Web Dev Made Simple | Code Smarter, Build Faster
1 months ago
11
How to use debug messages in CakePHP
DigitalGems
19 days ago
10
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | 60.9% |
| 7 Jun 2025 | 67.1% |
| 11 May 2025 | 65.1% |
| 8 May 2025 | 63.8% |
| 3 May 2025 | 67.1% |
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