Is Go dead?
Deaditude Score:
15.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Healthier than your work-life balance.
*Data last collected: 27 Mar 2026, 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 in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
🚀
2009
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
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
13
Answer Rate
54%
Acceptance Rate
8%
Growth
+20%
Recent Questions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
352,868
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
260
Posts
37.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysgpdf — Zero-dependency PDF generation library for Go, 10-30x faster than alternatives
r/golang14 days ago
552(98%)60
The proposal for generic methods for Go, from Robert Griesemer himself, has been officially accepted
r/golang1 months ago
527(99%)80
Flask's creator on why Go works better than Python for AI agents
r/golang28 days ago
383(92%)40
In praise of the etcd codebase
r/golang21 days ago
273(98%)19
A PDF generation library for Go with playground included
r/golang16 days ago
186(96%)20
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Go devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
589,029🇬🇧United Kingdom
53,778🇨🇦Canada
21,390🇮🇳India
17,309🇩🇪Germany
8,474🇫🇷France
6,919Market Summary
696,899
Total Jobs
🏢
0
Companies Using It
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Go 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
Barely Mentioned
Go is HN's darling. Until the next hot framework drops.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points104.5
High interest
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Lessons from 14 years at Google
3 months ago
1678688
Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files
3 months ago
1557363
Rob Pike goes nuclear over GenAI
3 months ago
15501797
Google API keys weren't secrets, but then Gemini changed the rules
1 months ago
1291304
How uv got so fast
3 months ago
1290459
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Trending
Go content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
21
Videos
2.7M
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+33.3%
Average Engagement
126.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Go:
Erica Arndt
Growing Channel
Jason Whaling
Hobby Channel
Yash Poonia
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
29.7K1.2K
Go Programming - Full Course
Tech With Tim
1 months ago
1.5K57
2 months ago
1.2K78
IIITH PGEE Course & Test Series Launch | PGEE 2026 | GO Classes
GO Classes for GATE CS
1 months ago
28289
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2026 | 15.0% |
| 14 Mar 2026 | 25.6% |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 38.2% |
| 14 Feb 2026 | 28.7% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 41.7% |
| 18 Jan 2026 | 40.4% |
| 4 Jan 2026 | 21.1% |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 35.0% |
| 8 Dec 2025 | 30.6% |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 31.8% |
| 11 Nov 2025 | 35.5% |
| 29 Oct 2025 | 41.7% |
| 15 Oct 2025 | 36.5% |
| 2 Oct 2025 | 32.4% |
| 18 Sept 2025 | 37.4% |
| 4 Sept 2025 | 39.6% |
| 22 Aug 2025 | 22.3% |
| 8 Aug 2025 | 32.6% |
| 25 Jul 2025 | 36.1% |
| 12 Jul 2025 | 36.3% |
| 28 Jun 2025 | 27.9% |
| 14 Jun 2025 | 22.8% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 18.2% |
| 10 May 2025 | 18.7% |
| 4 May 2025 | 27.3% |
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