Is Deno dead?
Deaditude Score:
44.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Mature, stable, and as exciting as accounting software.
*Data last collected: 9 Oct 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
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
Recent Questions
Recursively clone git repo in "prepare" step of Deno Deploy
Unanswered35 views
gitgit-submodulesdeno
How go get the 'deno check' command to follow source maps
Unanswered31 views
typescriptdeno
Deno Deploy build artifacts unexpectedly large (101 MB) despite assets <1 MB for react + vite SPA
Unanswered29 views
vitedenodeno-deploy
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
13,279
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
29
Posts
17.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-9.1%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysHelp Us Raise $200k to Free JavaScript from Oracle
r/Deno1 months ago
137(98%)10
Deno 2.5.2 has just been released
r/Deno25 days ago
54(97%)6
Fresh 2.0 Graduates to Beta, Adds Vite Support
r/Deno25 days ago
40(97%)2
Deno 2.5: permission sets in config, setup and teardown Deno.test APIs, and more
r/Deno1 months ago
38(97%)2
Introducing TypeBox 1.0: A Runtime Type System for JavaScript
r/Deno1 months ago
35(97%)4
💼 Job Market Pulse
Endangered
Resume with Deno skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
71🇺🇸United States
15🇩🇪Germany
5🇨🇦Canada
2🇬🇧United Kingdom
2🇮🇳India
2Market Summary
97
Total Jobs
🏢
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.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
Deno gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points24.4
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
17 days ago
17163
Deno 2.4
3 months ago
14885
Scientists Denounce Trump Administration's Climate Report
1 months ago
220
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Deno content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
7
Videos
735.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-33.3%
Average Engagement
105.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Deno:
Informática DP
Small Creator
Theo - t3․gg
Growing Channel
Fireship
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
21.1K1.2K
Nano Banana Just Unlocked AI Motion Graphics
Futurepedia
1 months ago
13.2K387
2 months ago
2.0K181
How to Digitize a Logo for Beginners | Machine Embroidery Tutorial
Embroidery Legacy
1 months ago
13214
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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