Is Go dead?
Deaditude Score:
30.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Zero drama, zero surprises, zero reasons to update your LinkedIn.
*Data last collected: 8 Dec 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
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
42
Answer Rate
36%
Acceptance Rate
12%
Growth
+23%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
336,987
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
250
Posts
33.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+62.3%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
2 mentions of migrating away from Go detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysReddit Migrates Comment Backend from Python to Go
r/golang19 days ago
453(96%)97
I ported my Rust storage engine to Go in 24 hours – Here's what surprised me
r/golang18 days ago
396(92%)130
Our Go database is now faster than MySQL on sysbench
r/golang12 days ago
314(93%)42
Rust vs Go: Memory Management
r/golang1 months ago
262(94%)42
Used to hate writing tests for my code - Go has made it a lot more enjoyable
r/golang1 months ago
234(96%)56
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Go devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
694,809🇬🇧United Kingdom
53,536🇨🇦Canada
21,470🇮🇳India
17,009🇩🇪Germany
8,959🇫🇷France
5,672Market Summary
801,455
Total Jobs
🏢
61,614
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 is HN's darling. Until the next hot framework drops.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points100.1
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 will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
3 months ago
30502330
F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree
2 months ago
1478564
Google flags Immich sites as dangerous
1 months ago
1464688
Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?
3 months ago
1338731
"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
3
Videos
32.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%
Average Engagement
10.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Go:
Tiago
Growing Channel
Kcode
Hobby Channel
ChillPanic
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
1.2K95
14 days ago
26255
1 months ago
196
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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