Is Go dead?
Deaditude Score:
27.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stable as a rock. About as exciting as one too.
*Data last collected: 7 May 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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
12
Answer Rate
67%
Acceptance Rate
17%
Growth
-75%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
357,980
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
208
Posts
34.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+32.8%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Go detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysSwitched from Rust to Go P95 now 10-15 ms at 16k QPS
r/golang1 months ago
363(92%)100
Repository pattern in Go service
r/golang1 months ago
289(96%)45
DLHT: a lock-free Go hash table that beats sync.Map by up to 60x
r/golang15 days ago
232(99%)42
Proposal of Generic Methods accepted
r/golang1 months ago
226(99%)33
Figma replaced PgBouncer with a Go-based database connection pooler
r/golang12 days ago
217(98%)20
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Go devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
566,688🇬🇧United Kingdom
54,751🇨🇦Canada
19,782🇮🇳India
18,254🇩🇪Germany
13,209🇫🇷France
7,434Market Summary
680,118
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 points104.4
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
Google releases Gemma 4 open models
1 months ago
1812474
Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data
1 months ago
1711765
Google API keys weren't secrets, but then Gemini changed the rules
2 months ago
1291304
Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps
1 months ago
11961262
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Go content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
8
Videos
152.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+33.3%
Average Engagement
19.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Go:
Oxylabs
Small Creator
Tiago
Growing Channel
NeuralNine
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
2.2K131
1 months ago
2.1K85
20 days ago
23016
1 months ago
17141
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | 27.0% |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 24.3% |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 30.7% |
| 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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