Is .NET dead?
Deaditude Score:
35.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Zero drama, zero surprises, zero reasons to update your LinkedIn.
*Data last collected: 7 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
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
54
Answer Rate
50%
Acceptance Rate
15%
Growth
-45%
Recent Questions
I haven't coded for a living in 21 years. And now... there's AI
Answered94 views
.netartificial-intelligence8-bit
How to filter out dependency telemetry for internal kubernetes calls in Application Insights?
Unanswered53 views
c#.netkubernetes
Custom properties is not included in Serilog messages when other variables are included
Answered47 views
c#.netserilog
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
226,253
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
264
Posts
30.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+12.5%
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 daysUnpopular opinion: most "slow" .NET apps don't need microservices, they need someone to look at their queries
r/dotnet27 days ago
865(96%)360
My legacy .NET 4.8 monolith just processed its 100 Millionth drawing. Runs on 2 bare metal servers. If it ain't broke...
r/dotnet22 days ago
468(97%)95
I've been digging into C# internals and decompiled code recently. Some of this stuff is wild (undocumented keywords, fake generics, etc.)
r/dotnet24 days ago
413(92%)110
MinimalWorkers - V3.0.0 out now!
r/dotnet29 days ago
275(97%)44
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
.NET devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
99,437๐ซ๐ทFrance
16,584๐ฎ๐ณIndia
10,697๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
9,546๐ฉ๐ชGermany
5,356๐จ๐ฆCanada
5,034Market Summary
146,654
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 points85.6
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
1 months ago
612583
.NET MAUI is coming to Linux and the browser
1 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
46
Videos
710.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-79.3%
Average Engagement
15.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering .NET:
SyncSyntax
Small Creator
freeCodeCamp.org
Growing Channel
Milan Jovanoviฤ
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
.NET Conf 2025 - Day 1
dotnet
1 months ago
2.0K67
Learn Vue.js โ Tutorial for Beginners
freeCodeCamp.org
1 months ago
1.2K53
1 months ago
86949
.NET 10 | Everything you NEED to KNOW!
Claudio Bernasconi
1 months ago
45432
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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