Is django dead?
Deaditude Score:
41.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will be running unchanged in production when the sun explodes.
*Data last collected: 26 Jun 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
✨
2005
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
84,022
total stars
Forks
32,690
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
58
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Python97.2%
Jinja1.4%
JavaScript0.9%
CSS0.5%
Smarty0.0%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
83
Answer Rate
29%
Acceptance Rate
19%
Growth
+33%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
149,779
Subscribers
21
Active Users
Activity Metrics
239
Posts
12.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+8.9%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from django detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 days🏠 I built a Django Real Estate website years ago with just basic features. Look what it became! [SHOWCASE]
r/django24 days ago
123(97%)40
Why Django Feels Underrated in Modern Development — A Take on Its Limitations and Future Potential
r/django1 months ago
121(81%)101
After 3 Years and 130k LOC, My Django + Rust Financial Planning App is Live
r/django1 months ago
104(96%)41
I wish all vibe coders used Django...
r/django22 days ago
98(79%)68
Sold an App made with the help of AI
r/django1 months ago
81(81%)32
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
django on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
2,618🇺🇸United States
2,113🇫🇷France
570🇬🇧United Kingdom
365🇩🇪Germany
278🇨🇦Canada
210Market Summary
6,154
Total Jobs
🏢
43,576
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
django is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about django, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
94
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points14.2
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Switching Pip to Uv in a Dockerized Flask / Django App
15 days ago
263158
My takeaways from DjangoCon EU 2025
2 months ago
115112
Django 5.2 Released
3 months ago
5722
Maps with Django⁽³⁾: GeoDjango, Pillow and GPS
2 months ago
300
Microsoft Fails to Support MS SQL Server for Django
3 months ago
1619
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
django content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
20
Videos
138.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
6.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering django:
Pyplane
Small Creator
Code with Josh
Small Creator
freeCodeCamp.org
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Django Crash Course – Python Web Framewrok
freeCodeCamp.org
2 months ago
2.0K109
Build a Django Authentication System – Secure Login & Signup with Python | Full Tutorial
Code with Josh
2 months ago
11017
Learn FastAPI, Django, or Flask in 2025? (Python)
Native Notify
2 months ago
556
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2025 | 41.8% |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 43.8% |
| 30 May 2025 | 42.7% |
| 10 May 2025 | 35.6% |
| 4 May 2025 | 32.9% |
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