Is .NET dead?
Deaditude Score:
37.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It does exactly what it's supposed to. Nothing more, nothing less. Forever.
*Data last collected: 10 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
44
Answer Rate
64%
Acceptance Rate
16%
Growth
-6%
Recent Questions
What Is the Actual Maximum Argument Length for Process.Start?
Answered122 views
.netwindowscreateprocess
Strategy to manage multiple apps with common features
Answered113 views
c#.net
Call to a method inside HostingEnvironment.QueueBackgroundWorkItem() failing to complete the execution sometimes
Unanswered86 views
c#asp.net.net
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
236,205
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
270
Posts
23.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+11.2%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
4 mentions of migrating away from .NET detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysC# just feels right
r/dotnet15 days ago
343(97%)59
Appleโs Liquid Glass effect in WPF โ apparently WPF still has some magic
r/dotnet10 days ago
270(94%)84
IMPORTANT: Before you update Microsoft.* from 10.0.5 => 10.0.6
r/dotnet26 days ago
273(98%)82
Why does PostgreSQL + .NET feel so much better than SQL Server these days?
r/dotnet5 days ago
257(92%)175
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
.NET devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
94,280๐ซ๐ทFrance
18,786๐ฎ๐ณIndia
12,626๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
9,782๐ฉ๐ชGermany
8,105๐จ๐ฆCanada
4,745Market Summary
148,324
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 points75.3
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
12 days ago
18547
MonoGame: A .NET framework for making cross-platform games
2 months ago
11270
"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
43
Videos
1.2M
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-57.1%
Average Engagement
27.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering .NET:
Digital Dev Academy
Small Creator
JVL code
Small Creator
LEARNING PARTNER
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
30867
C# 15 Collection Expression Arguments Explained (with Keyword, .NET 11 Tutorial and Real Examples)
Digital Dev Academy
1 months ago
121
1 months ago
4512
ASP.NET Core Web API CRUD Tutorial ๐ | Async API | CRUD API
LEARNING PARTNER
1 months ago
134
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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