Is .NET dead?
Deaditude Score:
26.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It does exactly what it's supposed to. Nothing more, nothing less. Forever.
*Data last collected: 20 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
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
25
Answer Rate
36%
Acceptance Rate
4%
Growth
+33%
Recent Questions
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
239,294
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
209
Posts
29.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+15.9%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI know this is one of you
r/dotnet9 days ago
1288(98%)32
Vibing is getting boring
r/dotnet16 days ago
335(92%)169
Am I the only one who thinks Clean Architecture is often unnecessary overhead ?
r/dotnet21 days ago
287(85%)200
the agent writes cleaner EF Core than my last junior did. that's the part that worries me.
r/dotnet27 days ago
199(78%)141
.NET 11 Preview 5 is now available!
r/dotnet19 days ago
161(98%)55
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
.NET devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
94,893๐ซ๐ทFrance
19,875๐ฎ๐ณIndia
10,652๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
9,117๐ฉ๐ชGermany
7,838๐จ๐ฆCanada
4,870Market Summary
147,245
Total Jobs
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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 points78.8
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
1 months ago
237282
Dotcl: Common Lisp Implementation on .NET
1 months ago
18647
MonoGame: A .NET framework for making cross-platform games
3 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
32
Videos
337.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-71.4%
Average Engagement
10.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering .NET:
Rahul Pandey
Hobby Channel
Dot Net Tutorials
Hobby Channel
Shubham CompuTech Jhunjhunu
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
This .NET Database Update Strategy Was 50x Faster
Milan Jovanoviฤ
1 months ago
47563
Complete CRUD app with Angular and Dot Net Core API | Full Stack Project (Step-by-Step)
LEARNING PARTNER
2 months ago
626
2 months ago
5411
2 months ago
265
"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 Jun 2026 | 26.1% |
| 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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