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Is MySQL dead?

Deaditude Score:

31.7%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Your boss loves it. That should tell you everything.
*Data last collected: 9 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 achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
1995

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
75
Answer Rate
47%
Acceptance Rate
28%
Growth
+30%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void

Community Size

44,123
Subscribers
5
Active Users

Activity Metrics

38
Posts
2.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+7.7%
Strong momentum

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.

Global Job Distribution

🇮🇳India
9,837
🇺🇸United States
9,592
🇫🇷France
1,867
🇩🇪Germany
1,517
🇨🇦Canada
964
🇬🇧United Kingdom
918

Market Summary

24,695
Total Jobs
🏢
168,340
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

MySQL 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 MySQL, but the real party's elsewhere.

Mentions

662
Posts

Community Interest

Average points17.4
Minimal traction

HN Verdict

Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Barely Watched

YouTubers discovered MySQL generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.

Content Metrics

17
Videos
63.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+125.0%

Average Engagement

3.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering MySQL:
Laurence Ayo
Hobby Channel
Ashok IT
Small Creator
Codehal
Growing Channel
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

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DateScore
9 Jul 202531.7%
25 Jun 202547.1%
11 Jun 202549.8%
29 May 202544.2%

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