Is This Tech Dead?
Is This Tech Dead?
Nov 13, 2025Live
Now fully open source!View on GitHub

Is cordova dead?

Deaditude Score:

78.1%
ⓘ How is this calculated?
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> If this tech was a pet, you'd be explaining death to a child.
*Data last collected: 2 Nov 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component 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

⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position

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

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
🏥
2009

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

Struggling

Question Metrics

Total Questions
4
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
In the last 30 days

Recent Questions

cordova in-app picture viewer and android READ_MEDIA_IMAGES permissions issue
Unanswered50 views
androidcordovaandroid-permissions
JavaScript WebView on Android, need to be able to detect the virtual keyboard being removed (Cordova App)
Unanswered42 views
javascriptandroidcordova
Cordova bridge not firing after biometric passcode fallback on iOS (device ready / document.ready not triggered)
Unanswered31 views
iosswiftobjective-c

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

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

Community Size

143
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

0
Posts
0.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

Popular Discussions

Last 30 days

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

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

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💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

cordova jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
1,480
🇮🇳India
126
🇨🇦Canada
28
🇫🇷France
21
🇬🇧United Kingdom
14
🇩🇪Germany
13

Market Summary

1,682
Total Jobs
🏢
0
Companies Using It

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

cordova is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.

Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.

Source: Adzuna

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

Still Relevant

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

Mentions

115
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago

Community Interest

Average points22.6
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

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

Notable Discussions

Order bypoints
Cordova is still not dead in 2024 – My personal take
4 months ago
21
Show HN: PogiFit – Nutrition and Workout Tracker
1 months ago
14
Corporations are trying to hide job openings from US citizens
2 months ago
683526
Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division
16 days ago
375520
TruthWave – A platform for corporate whistleblowers
14 days ago
9844
Search on HN
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Fading Away

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

Content Metrics

4
Videos
3.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%

Average Engagement

871.5
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering cordova:
Programação Web
YouTube Royalty
KUSHAL CLASSES
Hobby Channel

Popular Videos

Sorted byviews
2 months ago
12022
1 months ago
5720
15 days ago
20
19 days ago
23
Search on YouTube
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
2 Nov 202578.1%
19 Oct 202571.2%
6 Oct 202577.8%
22 Sept 202570.3%
8 Sept 202570.1%
26 Aug 202575.2%
12 Aug 202581.6%
29 Jul 202581.2%
16 Jul 202574.2%
2 Jul 202576.0%
18 Jun 202572.7%
5 Jun 202586.3%
10 May 202581.9%
6 May 202581.4%
3 May 202574.4%

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