Is This Tech Dead?
Is This Tech Dead?
Jan 8, 2026Live
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Is Java dead?

Deaditude Score:

25.8%
ⓘ How is this calculated?
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Like a well-maintained highway. Essential, reliable, and no one's excited about it.
*Data last collected: 5 Jan 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad

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
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⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position

Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
🚀
1995

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

Active Support

Question Metrics

Total Questions
227
Answer Rate
45%
Acceptance Rate
22%
Growth
-30%
In the last 30 days

Recent Questions

Java Visualization Tool uses keyword "this" in seemingly odd place during Array of Objects creation
Answered59 views
javaarraysthis
sbt-jacoco counting synthetic methods
Unanswered35 views
javascalasbt
Different content height calculation between real and virtual device
Unanswered30 views
javaandroid

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

383,898
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

96
Posts
50.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-35.0%
Losing steam

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

Popular Discussions

Last 30 days
Stepping down as maintainer after 10 years
r/java11 days ago
400(98%)108
Applets Are Officially Gone, But Java In The Browser Is Better Than Ever
r/java1 months ago
240(90%)72
Which lesser known libraries saved your butt this year?
r/java13 days ago
199(96%)65
The Adult in the Room: Why It’s Time to Move AI from Python Scripts to Java Systems
r/java7 days ago
192(76%)87
Yet another 3D renderer in pure Java
r/java27 days ago
177(96%)21
Browse Reddit

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Java devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
77,255
🇮🇳India
22,669
🇫🇷France
6,677
🇩🇪Germany
6,073
🇬🇧United Kingdom
3,634
🇨🇦Canada
3,196

Market Summary

119,504
Total Jobs
🏢
284,259
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

Java is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.

Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.

Source: Adzuna

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

Still Relevant

Java gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.

Mentions

870
Posts

Community Interest

Average points22.7
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10

Notable Discussions

Order bypoints
Yt-dlp: External JavaScript runtime now required for full YouTube support
1 months ago
1106628
Minecraft removing obfuscation in Java Edition
2 months ago
1027464
Replacing JavaScript with Just HTML
11 days ago
746285
It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)
1 months ago
720367
Help us raise $200k to free JavaScript from Oracle
3 months ago
714345
Search on HN
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Some Content

YouTubers discovered Java generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.

Content Metrics

19
Videos
634.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+166.7%

Average Engagement

33.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Java:
SLA Institute
Hobby Channel
Ashok IT
Hobby Channel
Telusko
Major Creator

Popular Videos

Sorted byviews
1 months ago
1.8K113
1 months ago
37894
1 months ago
928
1 months ago
5215
Search on YouTube
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
5 Jan 202625.8%
22 Dec 202528.3%
9 Dec 202530.4%
25 Nov 202524.9%
11 Nov 202523.5%
30 Oct 202520.2%
16 Oct 202524.1%
2 Oct 202521.9%
19 Sept 202521.3%
5 Sept 202524.5%
22 Aug 202526.3%
9 Aug 202526.6%
26 Jul 202525.0%
12 Jul 202524.2%
29 Jun 202536.3%
15 Jun 202536.1%
1 Jun 202532.1%
10 May 202535.4%

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