Is .NET dead?
Deaditude Score:
39.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Mature, stable, and as exciting as accounting software.
*Data last collected: 7 Sept 2025, 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
106
Answer Rate
37%
Acceptance Rate
24%
Growth
-10%
Recent Questions
Cloud Run Fails to Connect to Cloud SQL (Server Not Found) After Exhaustive Troubleshooting
Unanswered26 views
.netdockergoogle-cloud-sql
Android WebView LoadUrl is not waiting for another call to finish
Unanswered21 views
android.netxamarin
Issue with Record Update Not Persisting in Blazor Component
Unanswered18 views
.netblazor
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
214,936
Subscribers
46
Active Users
Activity Metrics
299
Posts
27.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+15.5%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
2 mentions of migrating away from .NET detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysRay tracing using Console.Write()
r/dotnet29 days ago
891(99%)57
Microsoft needs to revive WinForms...
r/dotnet17 days ago
437(86%)358
I'm calling it: Identity is the most beginner-unfriendly system out there.
r/dotnet18 days ago
322(95%)88
I made my own shell with C#, with cleaner syntax and automatic redirection
r/dotnet29 days ago
301(98%)37
Is this time to switch to VS Code or not yet?
r/dotnet1 months ago
255(80%)296
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
.NET devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
110,318๐ซ๐ทFrance
25,940๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
11,896๐ฎ๐ณIndia
11,784๐ฉ๐ชGermany
7,095๐จ๐ฆCanada
5,558Market Summary
172,591
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 points77.3
Noteworthy
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
โZLinqโ, a Zero-Allocation LINQ Library for .NET
3 months ago
26988
.NET 10 Preview 6 brings JIT improvements, one-shot tool execution
1 months ago
183224
Fast and observable background job processing for .NET
27 days ago
8225
How we enforce .NET coding standards to improve productivity
1 months ago
7953
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
.NET content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
17
Videos
120.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
7.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering .NET:
Microsoft Visual Studio
Small Creator
The DotNet Way
Small Creator
Code A Future
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
92871
Build your first iOS, Windows, & Android Apps with .NET MAUI & Visual Studio
Microsoft Visual Studio
2 months ago
25617
2 months ago
15413
Employee Portal Development using ASP.NET Core MVC | Step-by-Step CRUD & Best Practices
Dot Net Tutorials
2 months ago
6111
"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 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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