Is django dead?
Deaditude Score:
32.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stability guaranteed. Innovation optional.
*Data last collected: 10 Jul 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
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
86
Answer Rate
29%
Acceptance Rate
22%
Growth
+82%
Recent Questions
UnicodeDecodeError when connecting to PostgreSQL using psycopg2, despite UTF-8 encoding everywhere
Unanswered45 views
pythondjangodatabase
How to handle error reporting and validation of uploaded files using django-formset?
Unanswered23 views
djangovalidationfile-upload
django-celery-results: error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'django_celery_results'
Unanswered13 views
pythondjangodjango-celery
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
150,233
Subscribers
27
Active Users
Activity Metrics
230
Posts
11.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-14.5%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysFinally tried Django 5.1’s {% querystring %} tag — it’s amazing (especially with HTMX)
r/django19 days ago
168(98%)17
🏠 I built a Django Real Estate website years ago with just basic features. Look what it became! [SHOWCASE]
r/django1 months ago
129(97%)42
I wish all vibe coders used Django...
r/django1 months ago
96(79%)71
Django's new Ecosystem page is live - featuring community-approved packages
r/django15 days ago
98(99%)12
Why is Django not the most popular framework?
r/django1 months ago
77(81%)81
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
django on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
2,473🇺🇸United States
1,854🇫🇷France
423🇩🇪Germany
250🇬🇧United Kingdom
235🇨🇦Canada
203Market Summary
5,438
Total Jobs
🏢
45,225
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
91
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points9.8
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Switching Pip to Uv in a Dockerized Flask / Django App
24 days ago
273157
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
3 months ago
300
Microsoft Fails to Support MS SQL Server for Django
4 months ago
1619
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
django content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
22
Videos
241.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-25.0%
Average Engagement
11.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering django:
Tech With Tim
Major Creator
Code With Stein
Small Creator
Innocent Okoloko
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
7.7K212
Learning Django For Beginners - Building A Blog in 2025
Code With Stein
1 months ago
7412
02 Django5 for beginners - Django HelloWorld on Android Pydroid3
Innocent Okoloko
1 months ago
20
Django Views | Django Tutorial - Part 4
Industrial IT and Automation
1 months ago
20
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2025 | 32.6% |
| 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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