Is django dead?
Deaditude Score:
43.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Reliable enough to build your career on. Dull enough to question that choice.
*Data last collected: 22 Apr 2026, 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
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
15
Answer Rate
27%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-33%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
161,528
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
145
Posts
13.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+14.9%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysThey want a data scientist + backend dev + ML engineer + DevOps person in one fresh graduate. ๐
r/django17 days ago
206(99%)24
After 15 years of building production Django apps, these are the patterns I keep using... (packaged as Agent skills)
r/django9 days ago
114(92%)24
Just started using django, feels too good to be true.
r/django13 days ago
76(97%)19
How are you handling background tasks in Django right now โ is Celery still the default?
r/django8 days ago
72(97%)42
Scaling a Monolith to 1M LOC: 113 Pragmatic Lessons
r/django25 days ago
62(97%)17
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
django on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฎ๐ณIndia
2,465๐บ๐ธUnited States
1,843๐ซ๐ทFrance
361๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
270๐จ๐ฆCanada
234๐ฉ๐ชGermany
149Market Summary
5,322
Total Jobs
๐ข
65,202
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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about django, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
155
Posts
Community Interest
Average points11.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Give Django your time and money, not your tokens
1 months ago
442171
Some notes on starting to use Django
2 months ago
257143
Avoiding duplicate objects in Django querysets
2 months ago
327
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried django content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
33
Videos
276.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-33.3%
Average Engagement
8.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering django:
Mr. Web Designer
Small Creator
Take It Easy code
Hobby Channel
VU BWN
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Complete Responsive Furniture E-Commerce Website with Python Django | Full Stack Project
Mr. Web Designer
1 months ago
698
1 months ago
21
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | 43.6% |
| 8 Apr 2026 | 42.5% |
| 25 Mar 2026 | 31.4% |
| 12 Mar 2026 | 40.0% |
| 26 Feb 2026 | 48.2% |
| 12 Feb 2026 | 47.3% |
| 30 Jan 2026 | 42.9% |
| 16 Jan 2026 | 28.7% |
| 2 Jan 2026 | 42.0% |
| 20 Dec 2025 | 32.4% |
| 6 Dec 2025 | 38.9% |
| 22 Nov 2025 | 39.6% |
| 9 Nov 2025 | 35.1% |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 32.0% |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 31.6% |
| 30 Sept 2025 | 28.4% |
| 16 Sept 2025 | 34.0% |
| 2 Sept 2025 | 32.3% |
| 20 Aug 2025 | 44.9% |
| 6 Aug 2025 | 37.9% |
| 23 Jul 2025 | 41.2% |
| 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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