Is Go dead?
Deaditude Score:
27.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Runs smoothly on thousands of servers. All maintained by people who look dead inside.
*Data last collected: 28 Jun 2025, 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
128,598
total stars
Forks
18,221
total forks
Open PRs
9,049
open pull requests
Recent Commits
95
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Go89.3%
Assembly5.6%
HTML4.6%
C0.2%
Shell0.1%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
83
Answer Rate
27%
Acceptance Rate
20%
Growth
+105%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
316,070
Subscribers
94
Active Users
Activity Metrics
370
Posts
40.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+85.2%
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 daysgodump - Thank you all
r/golang1 months ago
795(98%)104
Go is so much fun, Grog brain heaven
r/golang19 days ago
585(97%)90
This subreddit is getting overrun by AI spam projects
r/golang4 days ago
580(98%)145
godump v1.2.0 - Thank you again
r/golang9 days ago
569(97%)19
this sub turned into stack overflow.
r/golang16 days ago
421(84%)70
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Go devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
636,693🇬🇧United Kingdom
78,919🇨🇦Canada
21,919🇮🇳India
19,167🇩🇪Germany
10,010🇫🇷France
7,125Market Summary
773,833
Total Jobs
🏢
47,980
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
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 gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points77.0
Noteworthy
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Middle-aged man trading cards go viral in rural Japan town
2 months ago
1817403
Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changes
2 months ago
13911403
Googler... ex-Googler
2 months ago
1114989
Spaced repetition systems have gotten better
1 months ago
1026512
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTubers discovered Go generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
12
Videos
50.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+75.0%
Average Engagement
4.2K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Go:
Max Jean
Small Creator
Simplilearn
Small Creator
Gentleman Programming
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Curso INTENSIVO de GO ! 🥵 #programacion #frontend #backend #programacionweb
Gentleman Programming
1 months ago
54052
1 months ago
6610
Go Programming For Beginners 2025 | GoLang Crash Course 2025 | Go Programming Tutorial | Simplilearn
Simplilearn
1 months ago
723
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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