Is .NET dead?
Deaditude Score:
31.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Best described in performance reviews as 'meets expectations'.
*Data last collected: 30 Jun 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
Active Development
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
16,574
total stars
Forks
5,061
total forks
Open PRs
8,546
open pull requests
Recent Commits
420
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
C#80.8%
C++10.0%
C7.6%
Visual Basic .NET0.4%
Assembly0.3%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
172
Answer Rate
33%
Acceptance Rate
22%
Growth
-21%
Recent Questions
why certain metrics like cpu/memory usage have to be "Observable"
Unanswered36 views
c#.netobservable
.NET build in a windows container doesn't ignore certificate but local host does. How can resolve this problem
Unanswered18 views
.netwindowsdocker
.NET MAUI Android: HttpClient POST requests are delayed/slow with multiple rapid requests (iOS works fine)
Unanswered15 views
c#.netxamarin
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
209,598
Subscribers
55
Active Users
Activity Metrics
316
Posts
22.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+9.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysIt really annoys me that C# is still not considered a high-performance language.
r/dotnet16 days ago
412(88%)308
The most modern .NET background scheduler is here โ and itโs fully open source.
r/dotnet12 days ago
388(94%)129
Avalonia Secures $3M Three-Year Sponsorship to Drive Open-Source Roadmap!
r/dotnet6 days ago
299(98%)38
Microsofts aggressive Copilot push has me looking at different ecosystems
r/dotnet14 days ago
257(83%)145
LLMs are only useful in the hands of knowledgeable engineers
r/dotnet16 days ago
226(91%)78
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
.NET devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
108,738๐ซ๐ทFrance
27,830๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
13,874๐ฎ๐ณIndia
12,180๐ฉ๐ชGermany
7,454๐จ๐ฆCanada
5,477Market Summary
175,553
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 points67.1
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
1 months ago
26988
Pro .NET Memory Management 2nd Edition
3 months ago
463
.NET library MassTransit going commercial with V9
2 months ago
4237
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried .NET content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
12
Videos
185.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-71.4%
Average Engagement
15.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering .NET:
VectoArt
Major Creator
NDC Conferences
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
.NET MAUI team layoffs - is VS Code okay?
Ed Andersen
1 months ago
1.5K418
1 months ago
872
1 months ago
426
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | 31.1% |
| 17 Jun 2025 | 24.4% |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 28.1% |
| 10 May 2025 | 19.7% |
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