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Is jQuery dead?

Deaditude Score:

51.6%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Smells like tech debt.
*Data last collected: 12 May 2025, 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
Alive0.0%Dead

⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position

Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2006

GitHub Pulse

Declining

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
59,511
total stars
Forks
20,608
total forks
Open PRs
77
open pull requests
Recent Commits
2
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Growing
trend assessment

Language Distribution

JavaScript94.1%
HTML4.9%
PHP0.7%
CSS0.2%
Shell0.1%

Stack Overflow Analysis

Needs Help

Question Metrics

Total Questions
66
Answer Rate
42%
Acceptance Rate
32%
Growth
+47%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over

Community Size

20,756
Subscribers
9
Active Users

Activity Metrics

1
Posts
2.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
0.0%
Holding steady

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

Popular Discussions

Last 30 days

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

jQuery on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.

Global Job Distribution

🇮🇳India
5,508
🇺🇸United States
3,416
🇨🇦Canada
406
🇫🇷France
373
🇬🇧United Kingdom
292
🇩🇪Germany
244

Market Summary

10,239
Total Jobs
🏢
108,703
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

jQuery is still paying the bills in 6 countries.

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

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

Still Relevant

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

Mentions

138
Posts

Community Interest

Average points22.8
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Barely Watched

Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about jQuery.

Content Metrics

24
Videos
2.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+700.0%

Average Engagement

106.9
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering jQuery:
learn with gsarwar
Hobby Channel
IT Tec
Growing Channel
Madras Academy
Hobby Channel
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
12 May 202551.6%
9 May 202560.0%
3 May 202555.3%

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