Is jQuery dead?
Deaditude Score:
59.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> If you touch this, wear gloves.
*Data last collected: 8 Oct 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 reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2006
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
20
Answer Rate
50%
Acceptance Rate
20%
Growth
-13%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over
Community Size
20,815
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
1
Posts
0.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysUncaught TypeError: $(...).comboTree is not a function
r/jquery12 days ago
0(50%)5
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
jQuery on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
4,635🇺🇸United States
2,227🇫🇷France
285🇬🇧United Kingdom
231🇨🇦Canada
202🇩🇪Germany
180Market Summary
7,760
Total Jobs
🏢
108,777
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
HN tolerates discussions about jQuery, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
358
Posts
Community Interest
Average points10.0
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Is it still worth using jQuery in 2025?
3 months ago
53
jQuery 4.0.0 Release Candidate 1
1 months ago
30
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Crickets
jQuery videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
8
Videos
161
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-75.0%
Average Engagement
20.1
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering jQuery:
IT Tec
Small Creator
Code N Go
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
![jQuery + JavaScript Project for Beginners: Simon Game Tutorial [ Part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nr5RAd2wiDY/mqdefault.jpg)
1 months ago
10
2 months ago
10
![jQuery + JavaScript Project for Beginners: Simon Game Tutorial [ Part 3 ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Hv2T4GZEnCc/mqdefault.jpg)
1 months ago
00
1 months ago
22
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2025 | 59.7% |
| 25 Sept 2025 | 48.9% |
| 11 Sept 2025 | 44.7% |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 49.8% |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 64.0% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 50.3% |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 43.0% |
| 5 Jul 2025 | 49.2% |
| 21 Jun 2025 | 59.6% |
| 8 Jun 2025 | 62.7% |
| 12 May 2025 | 51.6% |
| 9 May 2025 | 60.0% |
| 3 May 2025 | 55.3% |
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