Is Java dead?
Deaditude Score:
30.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stable as a rock. About as exciting as one too.
*Data last collected: 9 Dec 2025, 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
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
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
354
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
14%
Growth
-7%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
381,259
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
133
Posts
52.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-18.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysMy own Visual programming tool, created from scratch Using Java Swing!
r/java19 days ago
697(99%)80
Spring Boot 4.0.0 available now
r/java22 days ago
324(98%)71
Built a pure Java 3D graphics engine from scratch (no OpenGL) - 5 interactive demos included
r/java1 months ago
312(98%)43
Applets Are Officially Gone, But Java In The Browser Is Better Than Ever
r/java5 days ago
213(89%)67
Docker banned - how common is this?
r/java28 days ago
201(93%)158
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Java devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
85,078๐ฎ๐ณIndia
24,752๐ซ๐ทFrance
7,100๐ฉ๐ชGermany
6,140๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,760๐จ๐ฆCanada
3,601Market Summary
130,431
Total Jobs
๐ข
272,979
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
HN Darling
Java gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
899
Posts
Community Interest
Average points25.1
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
1 months ago
1027464
Itโs time to free JavaScript (2024)
8 days ago
719362
Help us raise $200k to free JavaScript from Oracle
2 months ago
714345
Java 25 officially released
2 months ago
320255
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Java content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
19
Videos
1.0M
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-69.2%
Average Engagement
55.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Java:
Hamza tech 11
Hobby Channel
ManjuBytes
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Java Full Course 2025 | Core Java Tutorial For Beginners | Java Programming Course | Simplilearn
Simplilearn
1 months ago
981
Java Tutorial For Beginners || Comments, Syntax, Variables, Data types || Zero To Here๐ฅ
ManjuBytes
2 months ago
626
Learn Java for Android Studio App Development (2025) | Create Android App Using Java โ Full Tutorial
Code with Dr. Zeeshan Bhatti
1 months ago
208
1 months ago
217
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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