1. Executive Summary
60.3%Dead
▼ Improving (-7.0% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "It's slowly turning into a giant, unmaintainable ball of mud." |
| Classification | tool |
| Age | 20 years (est. 2006) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of jQuery. The deaditude score is heavily influenced by the components listed below.
D =fage × ∑i=1nWbase,i · qi∑ Wbase,j · qjCi
Where Ci ∈ {GH, SO, RE, HN, YT, JB}
Figure 1: Existential Footprint
Radar analysis mapping the six distinct vectors of existential threat.
Figure 2: Historical Deaditude Evolution
Expected Extinction Date (Approximation): April 2030
Chronological evolution of existential threat.
2. Clinical Analysis
2.1 Diagnostic Metrics
The following objective indicators have been collected to determine the existential status of this technology:
Codebase Vitality (GitHub)
- Stars: 59,856
- Forks: 20,662
- Open Issues: 73
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 2
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 100
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 6
- Answered Ratio: 100.0%
- Accepted Ratio: 66.7%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 0.0%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 1
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 16
- Average Views: 40.9
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 0
- Average Upvotes: 0.0
- Trend Direction: insufficient_data
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 353
- Average Points: 18.0
- Days Since Last Post: 2
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 99,309
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 6,233
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 11/8/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | jQuery Tutorial for Beginners | Learn jQuery from Basics for Web Applications | The Tech Kernel Channel: The Tech Kernel : Rise Beyond The Comfort Zone | 31 |
 | Top 10 jQuery Interview Questions & Answers 🔥 | Most Asked jQuery Topics | jQuery Tutorial 2026 Channel: I am Software Developer | 38 |
 | Manage jQuery & Non-Module Bundles in SPFx (Demo) Channel: Andrew Connell | 3 |
 | jQuery Overview: DOM, AJAX & Animations for SPFx Developers Channel: Andrew Connell | 32 |
 | Add jQuery to SPFx & Load It from a CDN Channel: Andrew Connell | 9 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Twenty Years of jQuery: How a Little Library Rewired Web Development | 31 | 5 |
| AEM and jQuery Popular in Web Stacks of Worlds Largest Companies | 2 | 0 |
| Show HN: Yaiko – A fullstack web framework for Rust and jQuery | 2 | 0 |
| Show HN: Restarted – a 2026 remake of the classic 2015 startup generator | 26 | 9 |
| Show HN: Myjs An accidental pure-Python JavaScript interpreter | 7 | 0 |
Appendix D: StackOverflow Pleas for Help
| Question Title | Views | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Text typed into an HTML textarea by an iOS keyboard extension can't be accessed using val() | 120 | Answered (1 ans) |
| How do I create a JS object (rather than an array) from HTML table values? | 211 | Answered (1 ans) |
| Product links don't respond to the first tap on Android after swiping | 118 | Answered (2 ans) |
| jQuery: $.when.apply() fails when there is only one AJAX request instead of several | 99 | Answered (1 ans) |
| JQuery validation not working in new ASP.NET Core MVC web application | 123 | Answered (1 ans) |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 11/8/2026 | 60.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 10/25/2026 | 67.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 10/11/2026 | 67.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/27/2026 | 72.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/13/2026 | 58.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/30/2026 | 57.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/15/2026 | 58.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/1/2026 | 51.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/18/2026 | 64.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/4/2026 | 59.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/24/2026 | 62.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/10/2026 | 54.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/28/2026 | 51.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/14/2026 | 78.4% | Certified Zombie |
| 4/30/2026 | 56.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/17/2026 | 49.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 4/3/2026 | 57.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/20/2026 | 46.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 3/7/2026 | 53.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 2/21/2026 | 54.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 2/7/2026 | 51.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/25/2026 | 52.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/11/2026 | 66.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/28/2025 | 46.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/15/2025 | 47.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/1/2025 | 58.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 11/17/2025 | 56.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 11/5/2025 | 40.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/22/2025 | 49.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/8/2025 | 59.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/25/2025 | 48.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/11/2025 | 44.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/28/2025 | 49.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/15/2025 | 64.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/1/2025 | 50.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/18/2025 | 43.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/5/2025 | 49.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/21/2025 | 59.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/8/2025 | 62.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/12/2025 | 51.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/9/2025 | 60.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/3/2025 | 55.3% | Dying Slowly |