Is Go dead?
Deaditude Score:
30.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It does exactly what it's supposed to. Nothing more, nothing less. Forever.
*Data last collected: 10 Apr 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
9
Answer Rate
67%
Acceptance Rate
22%
Growth
-83%
Recent Questions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
354,697
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
242
Posts
33.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-10.6%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysgpdf — Zero-dependency PDF generation library for Go, 10-30x faster than alternatives
r/golang28 days ago
565(98%)66
In praise of the etcd codebase
r/golang1 months ago
274(98%)19
Reduced p99 latency by 74% in Go - learned something surprising
r/golang23 days ago
245(95%)48
Rust syntax, Go runtime
r/golang14 days ago
205(89%)115
Go 1.26.2 is released
r/golang11 days ago
187(97%)15
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Go devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
523,583🇬🇧United Kingdom
53,941🇨🇦Canada
20,976🇮🇳India
17,046🇩🇪Germany
11,273🇫🇷France
7,220Market Summary
634,039
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 points108.1
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
16 days ago
1811474
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
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
Go content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
9
Videos
297.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+33.3%
Average Engagement
33.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Go:
Tech With Tim
Growing Channel
Yellow Notes
Growing Channel
I Love Excel by Skill Course
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
9 Movie Themes Everyone Knows – Very Easy & Slow Piano Tutorial (Melody Only) – Beginner
Yellow Notes
1 months ago
56917
Go Programming - Full Course
Tech With Tim
2 months ago
1.7K62
Excel ka Secret Feature 🤯 | Go To Special Full Tutorial in Hindi
I Love Excel by Skill Course
1 months ago
44645
Beginner Friendly Golang Tutorial 2026
Sanket Singh
1 months ago
11219
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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