Is Deno dead?
Deaditude Score:
46.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stable as a rock. About as exciting as one too.
*Data last collected: 17 Apr 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
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
⚠️
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
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
1
Answer Rate
100%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
13,913
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
17
Posts
5.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-50.0%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysHow Deno Embraces Web Standards
r/Deno14 days ago
23(93%)0
Kreuzberg v4.5.0: We loved Docling's model so much that we gave it a faster engine
r/Deno26 days ago
17(80%)3
Pro-Deno Memetic Social Campaign [re: axios vulnerability]
r/Deno17 days ago
12(93%)7
💼 Job Market Pulse
Endangered
Resume with Deno skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
33🇺🇸United States
22🇩🇪Germany
2🇨🇦Canada
1🇮🇳India
1🇬🇧United Kingdom
0Market Summary
59
Total Jobs
🏢
668
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
HN Darling
Deno gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points28.1
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Deno Sandbox
2 months ago
533174
404 Deno CEO not found
27 days ago
282207
Deno has made its PyPI distribution official
3 months ago
7434
"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
11
Videos
163.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+133.3%
Average Engagement
14.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Deno:
Prisma
Hobby Channel
Snowflake Developers
Small Creator
Deno
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
ECINET App Tutorial for Presiding Officers | PRO Module Full Guide | Assembly Election Duty Process
Coaching zone
1 months ago
865
Cortex Code: The AI-Powered CLI for Snowflake Development | Live Demo
Snowflake Developers
1 months ago
691
1 months ago
5618
1 months ago
401
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 46.2% |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 53.8% |
| 21 Mar 2026 | 47.2% |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 47.4% |
| 21 Feb 2026 | 49.5% |
| 8 Feb 2026 | 51.5% |
| 25 Jan 2026 | 45.3% |
| 11 Jan 2026 | 51.2% |
| 29 Dec 2025 | 52.7% |
| 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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