Is jQuery dead?
Deaditude Score:
49.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will outlive us all. Somehow that feels like a threat.
*Data last collected: 5 Jul 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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
47
Answer Rate
45%
Acceptance Rate
23%
Growth
+55%
Recent Questions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over
Community Size
20,786
Subscribers
10
Active Users
Activity Metrics
2
Posts
1.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysDraggable: delay, distance..?
r/jquery19 days ago
1(100%)0
Changing drag functionality during use
r/jquery27 days ago
1(100%)1
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
jQuery on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
5,338🇺🇸United States
3,303🇫🇷France
317🇬🇧United Kingdom
294🇩🇪Germany
264🇨🇦Canada
255Market Summary
9,771
Total Jobs
🏢
108,727
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
256
Posts
Community Interest
Average points19.1
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
Show HN: A difficult match-3 game with cats
3 months ago
30
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
jQuery videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
18
Videos
1.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-30.0%
Average Engagement
69.7
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering jQuery:
Soft-All
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
812
2 months ago
510
2 months ago
810
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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