Is C# dead?
Deaditude Score:
56.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> If you touch this, wear gloves.
*Data last collected: 15 Jun 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 reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2000
GitHub Pulse
Abandoned
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
12,083
total stars
Forks
1,050
total forks
Open PRs
214
open pull requests
Recent Commits
37
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
C#100.0%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
400
Answer Rate
39%
Acceptance Rate
26%
Growth
+19%
Recent Questions
How to visualize Merge sort with a graph?
Unanswered35 views
c#sortingmergesort
Get nested element using UIAutomation ElementfromCursor() failed, but with Accessibility Insights succeeded
Unanswered20 views
c#powerpointui-automation
OnInitializedAsync method is hit again when click submit button of a EditFrom
Unanswered18 views
c#razor-pagesblazor-webassembly
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
294,315
Subscribers
152
Active Users
Activity Metrics
267
Posts
24.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-14.6%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from C# detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnnouncing dotnet run app.cs - A simpler way to start with C# and .NET 10 - .NET Blog
r/csharp19 days ago
380(97%)80
Confused about memory leaks in C# – was this a fair interview question?
r/csharp19 days ago
377(97%)245
Show Reddit: I've been working in my spare time on a .NET9 3D rendering library called "TinyFFR", and I just released v0.2!
r/csharp22 days ago
351(98%)30
NET-NES, a NES emulator, written in C#
r/csharp14 days ago
343(98%)40
Should or Shouldn't? Putting many classes in one file.
r/csharp10 days ago
344(92%)258
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
20,121🇮🇳India
8,071🇩🇪Germany
4,813🇬🇧United Kingdom
4,010🇫🇷France
3,720🇨🇦Canada
1,959Market Summary
42,694
Total Jobs
🏢
2,725
Companies Using It
Major players still rely on this. Job security... for now.
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
74
Posts
Last mentioned 5 days ago
Community Interest
Average points19.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Run a C# file directly using dotnet run app.cs
20 days ago
382324
Helion: A modern fast paced Doom FPS engine in C#
8 days ago
19466
Writing a .NET Garbage Collector in C# – Part 1
3 months ago
10636
Making SNES ROMs using C#
2 months ago
9218
MRubyD: A new mruby virtual machine implemented in pure C#
2 months ago
8928
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried C# content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
10
Videos
28.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-40.0%
Average Engagement
2.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering C#:
Mike's Code
YouTube Royalty
Bat Code
Small Creator
Syntax Coder
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
11815
C# for Beginners – Lesson 1: What Is Coding?
Mike's Code
2 months ago
775
C# for Beginners – Lesson 7: Loops
Mike's Code
1 months ago
144
1 months ago
145
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2025 | 56.1% |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 51.7% |
| 10 May 2025 | 40.5% |
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