Is Git dead?
Deaditude Score:
28.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The tech equivalent of sensible shoes.
*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
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
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2005
GitHub Pulse
Stable
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
55,461
total stars
Forks
26,371
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
153
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
C50.2%
Shell38.4%
Perl4.9%
Tcl3.8%
Python0.8%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
97
Answer Rate
36%
Acceptance Rate
24%
Growth
+34%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
86,367
Subscribers
12
Active Users
Activity Metrics
80
Posts
8.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-22.2%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
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Migration Alert
2 mentions of migrating away from Git detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysIf 2 developers update same file,same line at similar time how will git decide which code to keep?
r/git13 days ago
93(80%)77
How not to git?
r/git29 days ago
75(84%)239
How often do you dig through GitHub commit history or PRs just to understand why a line of code exists?
r/git26 days ago
56(86%)90
Is our Git workflow good? Looking for feedback
r/git1 months ago
56(95%)55
Good way to learn git switch
r/git19 days ago
56(81%)49
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
25,761๐ฎ๐ณIndia
18,350๐ซ๐ทFrance
6,332๐ฉ๐ชGermany
3,996๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,791๐จ๐ฆCanada
2,642Market Summary
60,872
Total Jobs
๐ข
9,504
Companies Using It
Big tech's favorite toy. Even your local coffee shop probably uses 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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Barely Mentioned
Git gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points51.1
Noteworthy
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Show HN: I built an AI that turns GitHub codebases into easy tutorials
2 months ago
923172
Mozilla Firefox โ Official GitHub repo
1 months ago
855466
IRS Direct File on GitHub
1 months ago
744318
The Pain That Is GitHub Actions
3 months ago
704562
German parliament votes as a Git contribution graph
3 months ago
630169
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
Git content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
18
Videos
397.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+40.0%
Average Engagement
22.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Git:
DevOps Toolbox
Major Creator
Philomatics
Growing Channel
Simplilearn
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
6.2K1.1K
Why everyone hates git submodules
Philomatics
2 months ago
2.1K186
Git & GitHub Explained in Tamil for Beginners ๐ฅ | Git Tutorial in Tamil | Simply Byte | #1
Simply Byte
1 months ago
27324
"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 | 28.8% |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 35.5% |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 30.1% |
| 10 May 2025 | 29.5% |
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