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Is cordova dead?

Deaditude Score:

82.0%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Still technically 'open source.' Emotionally? Closed off.
*Data last collected: 22 Jan 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component 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

⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position

Has entered obsolescence - it's being actively replaced and finding minimal development or community support.

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

Dead End

Question Metrics

Total Questions
1
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ 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.

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

cordova jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
1,428
🇮🇳India
127
🇨🇦Canada
30
🇫🇷France
16
🇩🇪Germany
9
🇬🇧United Kingdom
8

Market Summary

1,618
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.

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

HN Darling

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

Mentions

12
Posts

Community Interest

Average points59.8
Noteworthy

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."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Crickets

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

Content Metrics

13
Videos
1.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-87.5%

Average Engagement

100.2
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering cordova:
KUSHAL CLASSES
YouTube Royalty
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
22 Jan 202682.0%
8 Jan 202679.1%
26 Dec 202579.3%
12 Dec 202575.8%
28 Nov 202576.7%
15 Nov 202571.3%
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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