Is Deno dead?
Deaditude Score:
40.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stable as a rock. About as exciting as one too.
*Data last collected: 15 Dec 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 achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2018
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
Struggling
Question Metrics
Total Questions
3
Answer Rate
33%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
Recent Questions
Does TypeScript allow default parameter values in returned functions?
Answered77 views
typescriptdeno
Chainlink Functions: Spotify API returns 400 Bad Request (x-www-form-urlencoded issue in Deno sandbox)
Unanswered43 views
javascriptblockchaindeno
Trying to connect to Firebird from Deno
Unanswered42 views
firebirddeno
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
13,571
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
33
Posts
10.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
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connect local to prod for instant logs, traces, metrics with --tunnel
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24(95%)1
What is your opinion regarding Bun acquisition
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25(94%)15
build a game with deno (a six part tutorial series)
r/Deno14 days ago
23(100%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sparse
Resume with Deno skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
150🇺🇸United States
29🇮🇳India
4🇬🇧United Kingdom
3🇩🇪Germany
2🇨🇦Canada
1Market Summary
189
Total Jobs
🏢
593
Companies Using It
A handful of brave companies keeping the dream alive.
Reality Check
Career Suicide Watch
Time to update your LinkedIn. And by "update" we mean "remove {tech.name} entirely"
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
Deno gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points24.5
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Using Deno as my game engine
2 months ago
17165
Open Source and Local Code Mode MCP in Deno Sandboxes
1 months ago
7626
Deno 2.6
10 days ago
366
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered Deno generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
21
Videos
622.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+80.0%
Average Engagement
29.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Deno:
Julian Goldie SEO
Growing Channel
Better Stack
Small Creator
Don't Work the Weekend
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
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1 months ago
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This NEW N8N AI Workflow Builder Is INSANE (FREE!)
Julian Goldie SEO
2 months ago
212123
1 months ago
17814
"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 Dec 2025 | 40.5% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 49.5% |
| 18 Nov 2025 | 45.4% |
| 5 Nov 2025 | 58.5% |
| 22 Oct 2025 | 44.4% |
| 9 Oct 2025 | 44.0% |
| 25 Sept 2025 | 38.2% |
| 11 Sept 2025 | 38.3% |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 48.8% |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 45.6% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 48.6% |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 52.5% |
| 5 Jul 2025 | 51.3% |
| 21 Jun 2025 | 27.5% |
| 8 Jun 2025 | 28.9% |
| 12 May 2025 | 30.1% |
| 9 May 2025 | 30.4% |
| 3 May 2025 | 24.7% |
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