Is jQuery dead?
Deaditude Score:
59.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Smells like tech debt.
*Data last collected: 21 Jun 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
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2006
GitHub Pulse
Declining
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
59,550
total stars
Forks
20,589
total forks
Open PRs
79
open pull requests
Recent Commits
1
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
JavaScript94.1%
HTML4.9%
PHP0.7%
CSS0.2%
Shell0.1%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
48
Answer Rate
25%
Acceptance Rate
13%
Growth
+286%
Recent Questions
Update price/number based on multiple checked checkboxes
Answered58 views
javascriptjqueryforms
Javascript array, finding duplicates then return the locations in new array;
Answered52 views
javascriptjqueryarrays
how can I work with the result I get from a post request I made in jquery
Unanswered44 views
javascriptjqueryjson
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over
Community Size
20,770
Subscribers
8
Active Users
Activity Metrics
1
Posts
1.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysChanging drag functionality during use
r/jquery17 days ago
1(100%)1
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
jQuery on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
5,347🇺🇸United States
3,750🇫🇷France
375🇬🇧United Kingdom
298🇨🇦Canada
277🇩🇪Germany
231Market Summary
10,278
Total Jobs
🏢
88,051
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
365
Posts
Community Interest
Average points18.8
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
What We Lost with PHP and jQuery
1 months ago
3675
jQuery Reunion – 20 years later
2 months ago
50
jQuery syntax highlighting in Visual Studio
3 months ago
10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about jQuery.
Content Metrics
19
Videos
2.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-77.8%
Average Engagement
119.7
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering jQuery:
learn with gsarwar
Hobby Channel
Soft-All
YouTube Royalty
IT Tec
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
32
2 months ago
1112
2 months ago
1210
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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