1. Executive Summary
26.1%Dead
▼ Improving (-1.6% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "Cruising at a comfortable altitude of 'mostly ignored but widely deployed'." |
| Classification | platform |
| Age | 24 years (est. 2002) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of .NET. The deaditude score is heavily influenced by the components listed below.
D =fage × ∑i=1nWbase,i · qi∑ Wbase,j · qjCi
Where Ci ∈ {GH, SO, RE, HN, YT, JB}
Figure 1: Existential Footprint
Radar analysis mapping the six distinct vectors of existential threat.
Figure 2: Historical Deaditude Evolution
Expected Extinction Date (Approximation): August 2045
Chronological evolution of existential threat.
2. Clinical Analysis
A free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of applications.
2.1 Diagnostic Metrics
The following objective indicators have been collected to determine the existential status of this technology:
Codebase Vitality (GitHub)
- Stars: 18,117
- Forks: 5,530
- Open Issues: 7,230
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 746
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 500
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 18
- Answered Ratio: 61.1%
- Accepted Ratio: 5.6%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 22.2%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 0
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 39
- Average Views: 8,050.8
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 243
- Average Upvotes: 23.5
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 16.7%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 1,000
- Average Points: 82.7
- Days Since Last Post: 0
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 0
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 145,967
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 7/27/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | Build a Complete .NET 10 Dev Environment with Docker Compose Channel: Milan Jovanović | 11158 |
 | Dependency Injection in Console Application Part-1 | C# & .NET Beginner Tutorial 🚀 #dotnet Channel: Code with Vanga | 111 |
 | AI Building Blocks for .NET: Add intelligence to your C# Apps Channel: dotnet | 3541 |
![How to Uninstall & Reinstall .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows 10 [Tutorial] 2026](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wo3uUfzLg60/mqdefault.jpg) | How to Uninstall & Reinstall .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows 10 [Tutorial] 2026 Channel: CAMBODIA TV CHANNEL | 43 |
 | Secure Your .NET App with Auth0 (Free for 25K Users) Channel: Milan Jovanović | 8915 |
Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs
| Post Title | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| I hate Kendo Ui MVC | 328 | 58 |
| .NET doesn't have good SIMD docs due to copyright | 301 | 44 |
| Nuget has passed one trillion package downloads. | 219 | 14 |
| Visualize your C# data structures, memory layouts, and threads in real-time | 207 | 17 |
| Electron-like desktop apps in .NET, but a single ~4 MB native-AOT exe (no runtime, no Chromium) — MIT | 199 | 94 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Dropping Cloudflare for Bunny.net | 415 | 211 |
| .NET (OK, C#) finally gets union types | 237 | 282 |
| Dotcl: Common Lisp Implementation on .NET | 186 | 47 |
| G# – A modern .NET language with Go, Kotlin, and Swift ergonomics | 118 | 104 |
| Why Custom Attributes in .NET Give Me Nightmares | 96 | 28 |
Appendix D: StackOverflow Pleas for Help
| Question Title | Views | Status |
|---|---|---|
| How to check if an office program, such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft Access is installed | 108 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| Retrieving datetime vales from database and converting to UNIX time | 157 | Answered (1 ans) |
| Is there a better way to distribute a .NET 10 application with a custom local runtime? | 134 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| How to create table in Sqlite in .NET MAUI APPLICATION? | 82 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| EFCore.BulkExtensions 10: how to update only selected properties of an Owned entity? | 170 | Answered (1 ans) |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 7/27/2026 | 26.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/13/2026 | 27.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/3/2026 | 30.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/20/2026 | 26.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/6/2026 | 25.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/23/2026 | 31.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/10/2026 | 37.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 4/26/2026 | 33.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 4/12/2026 | 27.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 3/30/2026 | 15.9% | Accidentally Alive |
| 3/16/2026 | 29.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 3/2/2026 | 19.9% | Accidentally Alive |
| 2/17/2026 | 29.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 2/3/2026 | 29.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 1/20/2026 | 21.4% | Accidentally Alive |
| 1/7/2026 | 35.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/24/2025 | 24.1% | Accidentally Alive |
| 12/10/2025 | 30.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/27/2025 | 11.6% | Accidentally Alive |
| 11/13/2025 | 24.3% | Accidentally Alive |
| 10/31/2025 | 22.7% | Accidentally Alive |
| 10/18/2025 | 20.0% | Accidentally Alive |
| 10/4/2025 | 28.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/20/2025 | 19.2% | Accidentally Alive |
| 9/7/2025 | 39.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/24/2025 | 29.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/10/2025 | 25.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/28/2025 | 29.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/14/2025 | 18.3% | Accidentally Alive |
| 6/30/2025 | 31.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/17/2025 | 24.4% | Accidentally Alive |
| 6/3/2025 | 28.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/10/2025 | 19.7% | Accidentally Alive |