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Is Cake PHP dead?

Deaditude Score:

74.4%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You can use it, sure. Just don't expect anyone to help you.
*Data last collected: 14 Aug 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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๐Ÿ”ฌComponent 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

โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position

Is showing significant decline with reduced development activity, community engagement, and new adoption.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
๐Ÿฅ
2005

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

The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over

Community Size

1,448
Subscribers
3
Active Users

Activity Metrics

1
Posts
2.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
โ†’
0.0%
Holding steady

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

Popular Discussions

Last 30 days

๐Ÿ’ผ Job Market Pulse

Endangered

Resume with Cake PHP skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.

Global Job Distribution

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia
61
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada
0
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany
0
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance
0
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom
0
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States
0

Market Summary

61
Total Jobs
๐Ÿข
279
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.

๐Ÿ”ธ Hacker News Discourse

HN Darling

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

Mentions

111
Posts

Community Interest

Average points47.1
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
"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 Cake PHP.

Content Metrics

3
Videos
2.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%

Average Engagement

849.7
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Cake PHP:
Coder Shaan
Small Creator
PythonLife
Small Creator
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

๐Ÿ“ˆHistorical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
14 Aug 202574.4%
31 Jul 202573.8%
18 Jul 202570.2%
4 Jul 202563.8%
20 Jun 202560.9%
7 Jun 202567.1%
11 May 202565.1%
8 May 202563.8%
3 May 202567.1%

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