Is .NET dead?
Deaditude Score:
25.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You could build the next 100 years of legacy systems with this. Is that a good thing?
*Data last collected: 6 Jun 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
28
Answer Rate
46%
Acceptance Rate
4%
Growth
+57%
Recent Questions
In C# 14 how to sort an array in reverse order?
Answered147 views
c#.netc#-14.0
How can I create a responsive office floor layout planner using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript?
Answered126 views
.netoffice-js
Best approach for Docker health checks in .NET containers without curl/wget?
Unanswered70 views
.netdockercurl
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
238,318
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
227
Posts
21.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-10.6%
Losing steam
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 daysthe agent writes cleaner EF Core than my last junior did. that's the part that worries me.
r/dotnet15 days ago
197(78%)138
Lately I feel completely lost and left behind
r/dotnet18 days ago
153(94%)37
New book release: Clean Architecture with .NET (co-authored with Steve "Ardalis" Smith, foreword by Jason Taylor)
r/dotnet13 days ago
146(88%)63
Improving C# Memory Safety - .NET Blog
r/dotnet26 days ago
138(95%)27
.NET 11 Preview 4 is now available! - .NET Blog
r/dotnet1 months ago
137(99%)26
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
.NET devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
93,903๐ซ๐ทFrance
18,928๐ฎ๐ณIndia
12,240๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
10,228๐ฉ๐ชGermany
7,871๐จ๐ฆCanada
4,884Market Summary
148,054
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 points76.7
Noteworthy
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Dropping Cloudflare for Bunny.net
2 months ago
415211
.NET (OK, C#) finally gets union types
25 days ago
237282
Dotcl: Common Lisp Implementation on .NET
1 months ago
18647
"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
36
Videos
1.2M
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-47.1%
Average Engagement
34.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering .NET:
Futurepedia
Major Creator
A.S. Sharpdev
Hobby Channel
Dot Net Tutorials
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
11.1K186
The Ultimate Claude Code Guide | MCP, Skills & More
Tech With Tim
2 months ago
3.1K77
ASP.NET Core Web API Deployment on Microsoft Azure | Cloud Computing Basics | Day 1
Dot Net Tutorials
2 months ago
353
.NET 10 Microservices Full Course 2026 | ASP.NET Core 10 Web API & Microservice Architecture Guide
Rohan's Code Hub
2 months ago
3917
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2026 | 25.6% |
| 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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