Is Deno dead?
Deaditude Score:
30.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Hasn't crashed in years. Neither has its GitHub star count.
*Data last collected: 12 May 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
2018
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
102,932
total stars
Forks
5,582
total forks
Open PRs
2,052
open pull requests
Recent Commits
213
last 30 days
Contributors
99
active developers
Pulse Check
Growing
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Rust48.8%
JavaScript29.7%
TypeScript21.4%
CSS0.0%
C0.0%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
1
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
12,851
Subscribers
2
Active Users
Activity Metrics
31
Posts
11.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+22.2%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI did data science WITHOUT pythonโฆ and it was faster
r/Deno8 days ago
43(92%)8
Deno Is Not the Drop-In Replacement I Hoped For
r/Deno11 days ago
32(72%)32
Deno 2.3: deno compile, local npm packages, OTel improvements, and more
r/Deno13 days ago
35(100%)2
Deno 2.2.10 with improved node:test compat, VSOCK on Linux, and more
r/Deno28 days ago
27(97%)2
How I got in love with Deno & Fresh.
r/Deno6 days ago
24(97%)5
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Sparse
Resume with Deno skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
๐ซ๐ทFrance
68๐บ๐ธUnited States
25๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3๐จ๐ฆCanada
2๐ฉ๐ชGermany
2๐ฎ๐ณIndia
2Market Summary
102
Total Jobs
๐ข
41
Companies Using It
A few courageous (or stubborn) companies still on board.
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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
Deno gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points24.7
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Deno's Decline
13 days ago
202155
Deno Under TinyKVM in Varnish
1 months ago
10028
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Deno content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
17
Videos
1.1M
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-28.6%
Average Engagement
62.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Deno:
GDG Cape Town
Hobby Channel
Coder BB
Small Creator
Railway
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
38.8K1.6K
1 months ago
28918
1 months ago
30
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 12 May 2025 | 30.1% |
| 9 May 2025 | 30.4% |
| 3 May 2025 | 24.7% |
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