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Is MySQL dead?

Deaditude Score:

32.6%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it might as well be in a museum.
*Data last collected: 22 Jul 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 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

Holding On

Question Metrics

Total Questions
55
Answer Rate
49%
Acceptance Rate
22%
Growth
-33%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

44,265
Subscribers
5
Active Users

Activity Metrics

45
Posts
2.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+61.5%
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
9,694
🇺🇸United States
9,197
🇫🇷France
1,840
🇩🇪Germany
1,326
🇨🇦Canada
921
🇬🇧United Kingdom
851

Market Summary

23,829
Total Jobs
🏢
172,020
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

658
Posts

Community Interest

Average points16.7
Minimal traction

HN Verdict

Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Some Content

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

Content Metrics

17
Videos
291.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+75.0%

Average Engagement

17.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering MySQL:
Codehal
Growing Channel
CodeLucky
Hobby Channel
Code With Neha
YouTube Royalty
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

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DateScore
22 Jul 202532.6%
9 Jul 202531.7%
25 Jun 202547.1%
11 Jun 202549.8%
29 May 202544.2%

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