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Is cordova dead?

Deaditude Score:

81.9%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Actively decaying, like NFTs.
*Data last collected: 10 May 2025, 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

Abandoned

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
656
total stars
Forks
69
total forks
Open PRs
60
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment

Stack Overflow Analysis

Needs Help

Question Metrics

Total Questions
11
Answer Rate
18%
Acceptance Rate
9%
Growth
-67%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

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

Community Size

141
Subscribers
2
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
1,728
🇮🇳India
170
🇨🇦Canada
46
🇫🇷France
27
🇬🇧United Kingdom
17
🇩🇪Germany
11

Market Summary

1,999
Total Jobs
🏢
179
Companies Using It
A small but determined corporate fanbase exists.

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

Still Relevant

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

Mentions

7
Posts

Community Interest

Average points58.3
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

cordova videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.

Content Metrics

2
Videos
105
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%

Average Engagement

52.5
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering cordova:
Earnanswers
Small Creator
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
10 May 202581.9%
6 May 202581.4%
3 May 202574.4%

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