Is Git dead?
Deaditude Score:
39.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Still works perfectly. That's the most interesting thing about it.
*Data last collected: 10 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
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2005
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
68
Answer Rate
60%
Acceptance Rate
13%
Growth
-12%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
103,364
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
134
Posts
29.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-6.7%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Git detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysWhat's the Craziest Thing You've Seen Committed to a Repository?
r/git29 days ago
1295(98%)227
GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket don't have the words "git" or "repository" on their home pages.
r/git7 days ago
732(97%)85
Merge conflicts aren't a Git problem, they're a 'we should've talked 3 days ago' problem
r/git29 days ago
293(89%)61
Hot take: Worktrees are underrated, and most teams should be using them
r/git9 days ago
233(90%)134
Football league blocking several IPs. Can't clone/pull/push.
r/git3 days ago
208(96%)30
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
28,327🇮🇳India
17,935🇫🇷France
5,416🇬🇧United Kingdom
3,269🇩🇪Germany
3,169🇨🇦Canada
2,557Market Summary
60,673
Total Jobs
🏢
0
Companies Using It
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Git is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
Git gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points28.3
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Migrating the main Zig repository from GitHub to Codeberg
13 days ago
927893
You already have a Git server
1 months ago
653427
The future of large files in Git is Git
3 months ago
557290
Show HN: Dayflow – A git log for your day
2 months ago
480130
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Git content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
33
Videos
291.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-25.0%
Average Engagement
8.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Git:
Codynn
Hobby Channel
lambdaCode
Hobby Channel
Alex The Analyst
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
2.6K119
Learn Git and GitHub in 1 Hour!
Alex The Analyst
1 months ago
54722
What Is GitHub? | GitHub Tutorial For Beginners | What Is Git? | GitHub Explained | Simplilearn
Simplilearn
1 months ago
391
1 months ago
99
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2025 | 39.5% |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 30.6% |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 30.2% |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 27.8% |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 25.9% |
| 4 Oct 2025 | 25.5% |
| 20 Sept 2025 | 20.3% |
| 6 Sept 2025 | 27.9% |
| 24 Aug 2025 | 26.0% |
| 10 Aug 2025 | 27.8% |
| 27 Jul 2025 | 33.3% |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 32.8% |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 28.8% |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 35.5% |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 30.1% |
| 10 May 2025 | 29.5% |
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