Is Git dead?
Deaditude Score:
29.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stable as a rock. About as exciting as one too.
*Data last collected: 10 May 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
54,722
total stars
Forks
26,186
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
169
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
C50.2%
Shell38.2%
Perl5.1%
Tcl3.8%
Python0.8%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
119
Answer Rate
39%
Acceptance Rate
21%
Growth
-3%
Recent Questions
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
82,991
Subscribers
22
Active Users
Activity Metrics
97
Posts
6.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-37.8%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysHow many of you think git is a complex tool
r/git5 days ago
114(88%)146
Why .git/info/exclude exists, if .gitignore is better in all forms?
r/git1 months ago
70(89%)65
Git CLI users: what do you use for viewing diffs?
r/git7 days ago
40(91%)78
Can I use git locally on my computer?
r/git1 months ago
28(75%)59
Two decades of Git: A conversation with creator Linus Torvalds
r/git1 months ago
27(100%)0
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
24,894๐ฎ๐ณIndia
22,166๐ซ๐ทFrance
6,197๐ฉ๐ชGermany
4,290๐จ๐ฆCanada
3,084๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,016Market Summary
63,647
Total Jobs
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9,392
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
HN Darling
Git gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points49.2
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
Beej's Guide to Git
3 months ago
1062311
The Pain That Is GitHub Actions
1 months ago
704562
German parliament votes as a Git contribution graph
1 months ago
630169
Amazon's AI crawler is making my Git server unstable
3 months ago
607246
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered Git generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
15
Videos
499.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%
Average Engagement
33.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Git:
Corbin Brown
Growing Channel
Smart Programming
Small Creator
AUTOHOTKEY Gurus
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
How To Use GitHub For Beginners
Corbin Brown
2 months ago
72130
Never* use git cherry-pick
Philomatics
1 months ago
635103
1 months ago
22629
1 months ago
633
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
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