Is Java dead?
Deaditude Score:
28.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it makes COBOL look cutting-edge.
*Data last collected: 4 Jun 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
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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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
172
Answer Rate
53%
Acceptance Rate
9%
Growth
+46%
Recent Questions
With Spring Boot, a kafkaTemplate.send(topic, msg).join() returns a producer record and its metadata, but no message is in the topic
Answered125 views
javaspring-bootapache-kafka
JavaFX Clipboard.getImage() returns a fully transparent image when copying from Firefox on Windows 10
Unanswered74 views
javajavafxfirefox
Simplifying code operating on two similar but distinct classes
Answered72 views
javaclass
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
396,360
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
73
Posts
44.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+75.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysWhy is stuff in Java named after Indonesian places?
r/java22 days ago
255(90%)72
Java *is* Memory Efficient
r/java12 days ago
251(95%)123
Seeing JSP in 2026 is honestly very amusing
r/java27 days ago
228(94%)59
Sometimes ago I found this cool 90' tee from Java in thriftshop
r/java14 days ago
134(97%)8
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
55,722๐ฎ๐ณIndia
25,075๐ซ๐ทFrance
6,491๐ฉ๐ชGermany
5,167๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,790๐จ๐ฆCanada
2,813Market Summary
99,058
Total Jobs
๐ข
298,765
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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Java, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
834
Posts
Community Interest
Average points16.9
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Temporal: The 9-year journey to fix time in JavaScript
3 months ago
790266
The three pillars of JavaScript bloat
2 months ago
489272
A better streams API is possible for JavaScript
3 months ago
447156
Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan
3 months ago
289171
Java 26 is here
2 months ago
277339
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Java content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
26
Videos
203.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+11.1%
Average Engagement
7.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Java:
Papaya Coders
Hobby Channel
Kaarthik For U
Growing Channel
EmbarkX | Real Engineering | Faisal Memon
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
1.8K203
Java Spring Boot Microservices eCommerce Project | Docker, PostgreSQL, DevOps Full Course
EmbarkX | Real Engineering | Faisal Memon
1 months ago
1.4K131
1 months ago
1.2K40
1 months ago
27610
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2026 | 28.1% |
| 22 May 2026 | 26.2% |
| 8 May 2026 | 30.3% |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 30.4% |
| 11 Apr 2026 | 27.6% |
| 28 Mar 2026 | 24.3% |
| 14 Mar 2026 | 20.9% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 21.4% |
| 15 Feb 2026 | 27.2% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 32.1% |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 18.2% |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 25.8% |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 28.3% |
| 9 Dec 2025 | 30.4% |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 24.9% |
| 11 Nov 2025 | 23.5% |
| 30 Oct 2025 | 20.2% |
| 16 Oct 2025 | 24.1% |
| 2 Oct 2025 | 21.9% |
| 19 Sept 2025 | 21.3% |
| 5 Sept 2025 | 24.5% |
| 22 Aug 2025 | 26.3% |
| 9 Aug 2025 | 26.6% |
| 26 Jul 2025 | 25.0% |
| 12 Jul 2025 | 24.2% |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 36.3% |
| 15 Jun 2025 | 36.1% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 32.1% |
| 10 May 2025 | 35.4% |
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