Is Deno dead?
Deaditude Score:
45.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Rock solid stability, soul-crushing mediocrity.
*Data last collected: 25 Jan 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
⚠️
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
67%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
Recent Questions
How to enable top-level await in VS Code when using Deno and the Civet language?
Unanswered49 views
typescriptvisual-studio-codedeno
Is it safe to keep the buffer from Deno.readFile?
Answered49 views
deno
"Leaks detected" when running "deno test" with Supabase Edge Functions
Answered42 views
typescripttestingsupabase
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
13,695
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
17
Posts
11.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-33.3%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 days#FreeJavaScript update
r/Deno20 days ago
68(99%)23
Deno v2.6.5
r/Deno12 days ago
23(97%)0
Announcing Kreuzberg v4
r/Deno16 days ago
23(80%)1
What is traceparent header?
r/Deno28 days ago
16(100%)0
Logging in Node.js (or Deno or Bun or edge functions) in 2026
r/Deno22 days ago
15(100%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sparse
Resume with Deno skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
107🇺🇸United States
26🇨🇦Canada
4🇩🇪Germany
2🇬🇧United Kingdom
2🇮🇳India
2Market Summary
143
Total Jobs
🏢
630
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 points22.7
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Using Deno as my game engine
3 months ago
17165
Open Source and Local Code Mode MCP in Deno Sandboxes
2 months ago
7626
Deno has made its PyPI distribution official
18 days ago
7434
Deno 2.6
1 months ago
376
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Deno content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
45
Videos
3.5M
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-10.5%
Average Engagement
76.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Deno:
Crash Course 247 Bangla
Growing Channel
BrieflyToldThings
Hobby Channel
NapoleonWils0n
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Lab Assistant Vacancy 2025🔴75 दिन में Selection कैसे ले?| Syllabus, Cutoff | Form Date, Exam Date
Online Sarthi
1 months ago
2.5K244
Demo Class Related QNA Part 1|West BengalPrimary TET Interview Preparation|Demo class preparation
Crash Course 247 Bangla
2 months ago
1.2K270
Why would Anthropic buy Bun? And what does that mean for us devs?
Maximilian Schwarzmüller
1 months ago
78267
yt-dlp install deno on debian and nixos
NapoleonWils0n
1 months ago
68
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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