Is Java dead?
Deaditude Score:
35.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Zero drama, zero surprises, zero reasons to update your LinkedIn.
*Data last collected: 10 May 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
✨
1995
GitHub Pulse
Stable
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
20,992
total stars
Forks
5,831
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
518
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Growing
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Java73.6%
C++14.3%
C8.1%
Assembly2.8%
Objective-C0.4%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
400
Answer Rate
30%
Acceptance Rate
17%
Growth
+26%
Recent Questions
Spring boot securty configuration blocks endpoints that don't require authentification
Unanswered24 views
javaspring-bootspring-security
Using regex or similar as a path pattern in Javalin
Unanswered20 views
javarestjavalin
java httpserveletresponse pdf file not showing properly on Linux/Android
Unanswered15 views
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🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
364,095
Subscribers
69
Active Users
Activity Metrics
92
Posts
48.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+21.7%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Java detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysHow Netflix Uses Java - 2025 Edition
r/java16 days ago
248(98%)33
Strings Just Got Faster
r/java12 days ago
172(99%)21
Improved Spring Initializr clone
r/java29 days ago
148(93%)16
IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1 Is Out!
r/java27 days ago
144(94%)55
I built my own cloud-based collaborative code editor with Java Spring Boot
r/java11 days ago
142(95%)20
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Java devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
60,626🇮🇳India
31,520🇫🇷France
9,217🇩🇪Germany
8,674🇨🇦Canada
5,000🇬🇧United Kingdom
4,880Market Summary
119,917
Total Jobs
🏢
192,367
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.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
Java gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
749
Posts
Community Interest
Average points20.9
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
JavaScript Temporal is coming
3 months ago
1405399
One year after switching from Java to Go
2 months ago
257484
Modern JavaScript for Django developers
3 months ago
240158
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Java content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
5
Videos
86.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
17.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Java:
PythonLife
Growing Channel
Learn with Ashwini E
Hobby Channel
Amigoscode
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
23 days ago
1.4K106
13 days ago
77853
16 days ago
96446
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
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