Is Java dead?
Deaditude Score:
26.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Best described in performance reviews as 'meets expectations'.
*Data last collected: 9 Aug 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
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Companies adoption
Still Thriving
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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
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
379
Answer Rate
38%
Acceptance Rate
23%
Growth
+10%
Recent Questions
Maven dependency from source
Answered60 views
javamavengitlab
@DocumentReference ID search for referenced Document
Unanswered28 views
javamongodbspring-boot
Could not determine the dependencies of task app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac Cannot query the value of this provider because it has no value available
Unanswered18 views
javaandroidflutter
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
370,529
Subscribers
56
Active Users
Activity Metrics
108
Posts
48.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-33.3%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysTeach Me the Craziest, Most Useful Java Features — NOT the Basic Stuff
r/java14 days ago
349(89%)260
Project Lombok will be compatible with JDK 25
r/java15 days ago
237(92%)198
What is the opinion on Hibernate where you work?
r/java1 months ago
218(95%)280
Intellij IDEA 2025.2 released
r/java12 days ago
180(97%)69
IntelliJ IDEA Moves to the Unified Distribution
r/java1 months ago
149(96%)50
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Java devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
58,843🇮🇳India
25,473🇫🇷France
7,664🇩🇪Germany
7,603🇬🇧United Kingdom
4,325🇨🇦Canada
3,613Market Summary
107,521
Total Jobs
🏢
242,646
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
771
Posts
Community Interest
Average points20.4
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 Trademark Update
1 months ago
890355
New Date("wtf") – How well do you know JavaScript's Date class?
1 months ago
409236
JavaScript's New Superpower: Explicit Resource Management
3 months ago
329234
Vanilla JavaScript support for Tailwind Plus
23 days ago
304191
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
Java content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
13
Videos
259.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+25.0%
Average Engagement
20.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Java:
UNIQ Technologies
Growing Channel
CodeDrill
Hobby Channel
JavaWithMukesh
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
java is finally dead
Amigoscode
1 months ago
3.1K379
Free Certified Java Programming Course for Beginners | 8 Hour Java Tutorial 2025 Edition | Part 01
UNIQ Technologies
1 months ago
1.7K549
Spring boot roadmap | Telugu | Vamsi Bhavani
Vamsi Bhavani
1 months ago
726120
Java Tutorial | Method Overriding in Java | Runtime Polymorphism
Crack Testing Interview
1 months ago
30
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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