Is Gatsby dead?
Deaditude Score:
66.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The docs exist. On GeoCities.
*Data last collected: 29 Aug 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
🏥
2015
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
1
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over
Community Size
8,144
Subscribers
2
Active Users
Activity Metrics
1
Posts
3.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysLegacy project - migrate from Gatsby or update to SSR?
r/gatsbyjs26 days ago
3(100%)8
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sparse
Resume with Gatsby skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
92🇮🇳India
30🇬🇧United Kingdom
28🇨🇦Canada
14🇫🇷France
12🇩🇪Germany
0Market Summary
176
Total Jobs
🏢
495
Companies Using It
A small but determined corporate fanbase exists.
Reality Check
Career Suicide Watch
Time to update your LinkedIn. And by "update" we mean "remove {tech.name} entirely"
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Barely Mentioned
Gatsby gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
3
Posts
Last mentioned 24 days ago
Community Interest
Average points37.7
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
How “The Great Gatsby” took over high school
3 months ago
78184
Decoding the Iconic Cover of 'The Great Gatsby'
28 days ago
10
The Connoisseur of Desire
3 months ago
341
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Gatsby videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
2
Videos
40
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
20
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Gatsby:
TinaCMS | Leading Markdown CMS for GitHub
Hobby Channel
Magnolia
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Case Study - SSW migrating from MD to MDX for SSW Rules
TinaCMS | Leading Markdown CMS for GitHub
NaN years ago
10
NaN years ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2025 | 66.2% |
| 16 Aug 2025 | 68.5% |
| 2 Aug 2025 | 74.3% |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 68.8% |
| 6 Jul 2025 | 61.5% |
| 22 Jun 2025 | 69.3% |
| 9 Jun 2025 | 62.6% |
| 13 May 2025 | 66.8% |
| 9 May 2025 | 59.1% |
| 3 May 2025 | 61.8% |
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