Is .NET dead?
Deaditude Score:
21.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Too popular to die. Like U2, but with more bugs.
*Data last collected: 20 Jan 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
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
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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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
55
Answer Rate
44%
Acceptance Rate
13%
Growth
+35%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
227,258
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
269
Posts
19.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+103.5%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 days.NET 10 de-abstracts not only arrays but other collections as well
r/dotnet17 days ago
241(98%)39
The State of .NET GUI Frameworks is confusing
r/dotnet1 months ago
228(94%)176
Honest question to the .NET community: why do new devs still default to Node.js?
r/dotnet25 days ago
177(82%)225
SharpTS: TypeScript to .NET 10 IL generator
r/dotnet18 days ago
152(98%)33
SharpDbg - A cross platform .NET Debugger, written in C#!
r/dotnet19 days ago
149(98%)13
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
.NET devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
105,273๐ซ๐ทFrance
18,732๐ฎ๐ณIndia
11,370๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
11,056๐ฉ๐ชGermany
6,285๐จ๐ฆCanada
5,660Market Summary
158,376
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 points87.5
Noteworthy
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
.NET 10
2 months ago
612583
.NET MAUI is coming to Linux and the browser
2 months ago
322268
What .NET 10 GC changes mean for developers
3 months ago
292247
Reinventing how .NET builds and ships (again)
1 months ago
212139
Understanding the Worst .NET Vulnerability
2 months ago
19763
"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
38
Videos
405.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-52.6%
Average Engagement
10.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering .NET:
Code Canvas With Touseef
Small Creator
Digital TechJoint
Small Creator
Patrick God
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
23824
Use GitHub Copilot With .NET The Smart Way
Patrick God
1 months ago
22310
How to Deploy .NET Web API to Azure App Service with Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipeline + Azure SQL#Part2
Code Canvas With Touseef
2 months ago
480
Blazor To-Do App in .NET 9 | Full CRUD + Dashboard | Part 1
Digital TechJoint
2 months ago
181
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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