Is .NET dead?
Deaditude Score:
31.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Rock solid stability, soul-crushing mediocrity.
*Data last collected: 23 May 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
2002
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
36
Answer Rate
56%
Acceptance Rate
6%
Growth
-20%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
237,278
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
259
Posts
22.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+22.4%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from .NET detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysC# just feels right
r/dotnet1 months ago
364(97%)63
Appleโs Liquid Glass effect in WPF โ apparently WPF still has some magic
r/dotnet29 days ago
283(94%)87
Why does PostgreSQL + .NET feel so much better than SQL Server these days?
r/dotnet24 days ago
271(92%)179
Avalonia app in one file. No XAML, no .csproj, just one code file - now it's possible with .NET 10 File-based apps
r/dotnet26 days ago
216(96%)36
C# (with dotnet) on bare metal, a Cosmos gen3 preview
r/dotnet25 days ago
189(99%)8
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
.NET devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
92,242๐ซ๐ทFrance
19,310๐ฎ๐ณIndia
13,005๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
10,404๐ฉ๐ชGermany
7,941๐จ๐ฆCanada
5,059Market Summary
147,961
Total Jobs
๐ข
0
Companies Using It
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
.NET is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Barely Mentioned
.NET gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points76.4
Noteworthy
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Dropping Cloudflare for Bunny.net
1 months ago
415211
Dotcl: Common Lisp Implementation on .NET
1 months ago
18647
.NET (OK, C#) finally gets union types
9 days ago
11386
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried .NET content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
39
Videos
1.3M
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-61.1%
Average Engagement
32.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering .NET:
LEARNING PARTNER
Hobby Channel
Net Ninja
Growing Channel
Programming For Everybody
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
37732
Full .NET 10 & ASP.NET Core MVC Course: C#, EF Core, SQL Server & JWT CRUD Web Dev Tutorial
Rohan's Code Hub
2 months ago
30682
2 months ago
1294
2 months ago
244
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 23 May 2026 | 31.2% |
| 10 May 2026 | 37.5% |
| 26 Apr 2026 | 33.0% |
| 12 Apr 2026 | 27.2% |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 15.9% |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 29.3% |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 19.9% |
| 17 Feb 2026 | 29.7% |
| 3 Feb 2026 | 29.3% |
| 20 Jan 2026 | 21.4% |
| 7 Jan 2026 | 35.9% |
| 24 Dec 2025 | 24.1% |
| 10 Dec 2025 | 30.6% |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 11.6% |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 24.3% |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 22.7% |
| 18 Oct 2025 | 20.0% |
| 4 Oct 2025 | 28.5% |
| 20 Sept 2025 | 19.2% |
| 7 Sept 2025 | 39.4% |
| 24 Aug 2025 | 29.8% |
| 10 Aug 2025 | 25.0% |
| 28 Jul 2025 | 29.7% |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 18.3% |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 31.1% |
| 17 Jun 2025 | 24.4% |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 28.1% |
| 10 May 2025 | 19.7% |
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