Is Express js dead?
Deaditude Score:
66.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It lives in legacy code and regrets.
*Data last collected: 17 Dec 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component 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
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Is showing significant decline with reduced development activity, community engagement, and new adoption.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
🏥
2010
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
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over
Community Size
5,725
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
13
Posts
1.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-40.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI built a clean Express & TypeScript & Prisma starter to save myself from rewriting auth every project
r/expressjs1 months ago
7(100%)0
I built a zero-config Swagger/OpenAPI generator for Express that uses the TypeScript AST to infer schemas.
r/expressjs7 days ago
1(100%)0
Just discovered this awesome Express.js middleware for beautiful API docs
r/expressjs8 days ago
1(60%)0
Express JS API Validation - Meebo
r/expressjs13 days ago
1(100%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Express js jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
1,914🇺🇸United States
790🇨🇦Canada
121🇫🇷France
119🇬🇧United Kingdom
61🇩🇪Germany
42Market Summary
3,047
Total Jobs
🏢
0
Companies Using It
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Express js is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Express js, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
35
Posts
Community Interest
Average points5.5
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Express js content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
31
Videos
643.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-58.8%
Average Engagement
20.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Express js:
LetsUpgrade
Small Creator
Programming tutorials
Hobby Channel
ocatech
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
873
Introduction To Express JS | Express JS Tutorial For Beginners | Learn Express JS | Simplilearn
Simplilearn
2 months ago
101
2 months ago
21
Deploy Express.js on Netlify (The 5-Minute Setup)
Programming tutorials
2 months ago
43
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2025 | 66.8% |
| 4 Dec 2025 | 61.9% |
| 20 Nov 2025 | 61.8% |
| 6 Nov 2025 | 68.2% |
| 25 Oct 2025 | 65.0% |
| 11 Oct 2025 | 61.6% |
| 27 Sept 2025 | 65.3% |
| 14 Sept 2025 | 69.4% |
| 31 Aug 2025 | 54.8% |
| 17 Aug 2025 | 61.2% |
| 4 Aug 2025 | 59.1% |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 57.7% |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 51.9% |
| 24 Jun 2025 | 69.4% |
| 10 Jun 2025 | 60.7% |
| 14 May 2025 | 63.0% |
| 9 May 2025 | 39.6% |
| 4 May 2025 | 46.9% |
| 3 May 2025 | 50.9% |
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