Is C# dead?
Deaditude Score:
32.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Reliable enough to build your career on. Dull enough to question that choice.
*Data last collected: 30 Oct 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
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⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2000
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
339
Answer Rate
42%
Acceptance Rate
25%
Growth
+9%
Recent Questions
Could Not Load File or Assembly - Different Levels of Exception Show Different Versions of Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions
Unanswered40 views
c#visual-studiowinforms
"MonoGame.Templates.CSharp could not be installed, the package does not exist". How to fix in VS Code?
Unanswered28 views
c#.net-8.0monogame
Blazor Server LDAP Authentication Fails with “In order to perform this operation a successful bind must be completed”
Unanswered19 views
c#asp.net-coreldap
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
303,526
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
292
Posts
23.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+17.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysSo you do unity right?🥀
r/csharp19 days ago
949(94%)126
In general is it normal to have more than 2k lines in a file?
r/csharp16 days ago
681(92%)415
it's happening
r/csharp9 days ago
567(95%)104
After seeing that LOC post, can anyone beat this? :|
r/csharp16 days ago
394(97%)144
Why Do People Say "Parse, Don't Validate"?
r/csharp22 days ago
348(81%)124
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
20,255🇮🇳India
7,310🇩🇪Germany
3,523🇬🇧United Kingdom
3,004🇫🇷France
2,828🇨🇦Canada
1,750Market Summary
38,670
Total Jobs
🏢
0
Companies Using It
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
C# 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
HN tolerates discussions about C#, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
55
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago
Community Interest
Average points15.8
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Safe zero-copy operations in C#
1 months ago
22174
What's New in C# 14: Null-Conditional Assignments
1 months ago
170163
Nullable vs. Nullable in C#
2 months ago
6625
C# Language Design Meeting for June 30th, 2025
3 months ago
5661
A proposal to add GC-less, unmanaged memory spaces to C#
1 months ago
1320
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
C# content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
13
Videos
58.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-28.6%
Average Engagement
4.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering C#:
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Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
698127
Basics of C# Programming | Beginner Friendly C# Tutorial Part 1 | What is CSharp Language
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1 months ago
108
C# Control Structures | If-Else, Switch, Loops Explained | Beginner C# Tutorial (Part 3)
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1 months ago
45
C# Variables and Data Types Explained | Beginner Friendly C# Tutorial Part 2 | CSharp Data Types
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1 months ago
53
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2025 | 32.4% |
| 16 Oct 2025 | 31.0% |
| 3 Oct 2025 | 28.3% |
| 19 Sept 2025 | 22.4% |
| 5 Sept 2025 | 32.5% |
| 23 Aug 2025 | 21.2% |
| 9 Aug 2025 | 39.1% |
| 26 Jul 2025 | 35.8% |
| 13 Jul 2025 | 26.5% |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 48.8% |
| 15 Jun 2025 | 56.1% |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 51.7% |
| 10 May 2025 | 40.5% |
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