Is Go dead?
Deaditude Score:
42.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Your boss loves it. That should tell you everything.
*Data last collected: 4 Jun 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
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
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
11
Answer Rate
36%
Acceptance Rate
9%
Growth
-40%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
361,999
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
203
Posts
37.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+10.3%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
4 mentions of migrating away from Go detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysGo is the language that finally made me stop over-engineering everything
r/golang1 months ago
711(97%)92
Generics methods are now implemented
r/golang18 days ago
415(99%)48
Learning Go, 3rd Edition is in Early Release
r/golang12 days ago
337(99%)18
I’m new to Golang… which are the quality of life packages that everyone uses? And for which purpose?
r/golang14 days ago
225(87%)113
What I missed from C and how Go gave it back
r/golang1 months ago
165(92%)25
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Go devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
543,150🇬🇧United Kingdom
52,910🇨🇦Canada
19,607🇮🇳India
17,626🇩🇪Germany
13,777🇫🇷France
7,145Market Summary
654,215
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 points113.8
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
The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen
12 days ago
2180486
Google releases Gemma 4 open models
2 months ago
1812474
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent
1 months ago
17551143
Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data
1 months ago
1711765
Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users
1 months ago
1561591
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Go content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
6
Videos
89.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-33.3%
Average Engagement
14.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Go:
kemalcodes
Hobby Channel
Traversy Media
Growing Channel
Carly Meyers
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
3.3K264
Superhuman Go Tutorial: The Ultimate All-in-One AI Workflow
Kevin Stratvert
16 days ago
1629
1 months ago
20845
13 days ago
678
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2026 | 42.8% |
| 21 May 2026 | 31.0% |
| 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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