Is django dead?
Deaditude Score:
38.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Mature, stable, and as exciting as accounting software.
*Data last collected: 6 Dec 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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
37
Answer Rate
46%
Acceptance Rate
22%
Growth
-40%
Recent Questions
Failed import for drf_nested_routers
Unanswered40 views
pythondjangodjango-rest-framework
Why does using Python’s print() function cause a rendering error in Django, and what should be passed to render() instead?
Answered38 views
pythondjangodebugging
Django Admin: User without permissions can still see a model (UserIncomeSupportDocument) — how to hide it?
Unanswered37 views
djangodjango-rest-frameworkdjango-admin
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
156,190
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
184
Posts
13.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-3.4%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysDjango 6.0 released
r/django14 days ago
288(99%)26
New Django 6.0 base model template dropped!
r/django28 days ago
239(96%)27
Django 6.0 release candidate 1 released
r/django28 days ago
99(100%)4
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
django on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
2,589🇮🇳India
2,550🇫🇷France
420🇨🇦Canada
289🇬🇧United Kingdom
243🇩🇪Germany
206Market Summary
6,297
Total Jobs
🏢
57,655
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. Silicon Valley approves.
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
109
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points11.2
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Django 6
13 days ago
370180
A first look at Django's new background tasks
19 days ago
15643
Django 6.0 beta 1 released
1 months ago
11456
Django: One ORM to rule all databases
2 months ago
6582
Iommi – your first pick for a Django power chord
1 months ago
6357
"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
32
Videos
537.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-23.1%
Average Engagement
16.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering django:
Dynamic Technologies
Hobby Channel
Turtle Code
Small Creator
Glorious Deep
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
5.2K399
2 months ago
1.2K84
2 months ago
182
Django Tutorial Part 1/4
Glorious Deep
2 months ago
31
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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