Is Dart dead?
Deaditude Score:
46.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Rock solid stability, soul-crushing mediocrity.
*Data last collected: 11 Apr 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 reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2011
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
16
Answer Rate
25%
Acceptance Rate
6%
Growth
-20%
Recent Questions
Code works in debug mode but not in release mode
Answered153 views
flutterdart
Flutter Windows desktop - correct way to handle OAuth2 client_secret for Google Drive integration
Unanswered127 views
flutterdartoauth-2.0
How to create a tab-style widget with seamless inverted/concave bottom corners in Flutter?
Unanswered93 views
flutterdart
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
43,201
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
18
Posts
9.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysDart is actually very fast
r/dartlang14 days ago
45(96%)19
quantify - type-safe unit handling for Dart, with extension syntax (65.mph, 185.lbs) and dimensional factories
r/dartlang19 days ago
22(93%)12
Dart Backend in 2026: What Flutter Teams Should Actually Use
r/dartlang20 days ago
19(91%)6
I built a modern docs generator for Dart - here's the entire Dart SDK API as a live demo
r/dartlang15 days ago
17(95%)8
Published a Dart Reimplementation of Orama
r/dartlang10 days ago
14(94%)6
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Dart on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
4,874🇺🇸United States
1,046🇮🇳India
481🇬🇧United Kingdom
446🇩🇪Germany
411🇨🇦Canada
308Market Summary
7,566
Total Jobs
🏢
23,433
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Dart is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Barely Mentioned
Dart gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points52.6
Noteworthy
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Musketeer d'Artagnan's remains believed found under Dutch church
18 days ago
11949
NASA's DART spacecraft changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun
1 months ago
11594
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Dart content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
11
Videos
75.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-25.0%
Average Engagement
6.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Dart:
ProgrammingKnowledge
Growing Channel
Dipak Prasad
Hobby Channel
Navoki
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
How to Install Flutter on Windows 11 | Android Studio + Setup Flutter with Android Emulator (2026)
ProgrammingKnowledge
1 months ago
47824
1 months ago
71
1 months ago
55
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2026 | 46.9% |
| 28 Mar 2026 | 44.6% |
| 14 Mar 2026 | 44.0% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 46.6% |
| 15 Feb 2026 | 32.9% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 40.6% |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 34.0% |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 41.6% |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 38.9% |
| 9 Dec 2025 | 49.1% |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 39.7% |
| 11 Nov 2025 | 40.6% |
| 30 Oct 2025 | 50.2% |
| 16 Oct 2025 | 40.6% |
| 2 Oct 2025 | 31.9% |
| 19 Sept 2025 | 45.4% |
| 5 Sept 2025 | 41.1% |
| 22 Aug 2025 | 44.5% |
| 9 Aug 2025 | 41.6% |
| 26 Jul 2025 | 41.4% |
| 12 Jul 2025 | 49.1% |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 37.0% |
| 15 Jun 2025 | 27.6% |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 30.7% |
| 10 May 2025 | 30.9% |
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