Is NestJS dead?
Deaditude Score:
32.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Perfect for systems that must never, ever change. Like your manager's mindset.
*Data last collected: 9 Sept 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
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Reddit Drama
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Youtube Clickbaits
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Stackoverflow copypasting
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Job offering
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Companies adoption
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Hacker News Hype
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⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2017
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
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
22
Answer Rate
27%
Acceptance Rate
18%
Growth
+40%
Recent Questions
NestJS proxy stream not streaming on Cloud Run (buffers until end)
Unanswered50 views
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How do I differentiate delete and soft delete in EventSubscriber in TypeORM?
Unanswered32 views
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AWS Application Load Balancer - Intermittent Pending Requests (Browser-Specific)
Unanswered23 views
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🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
6,930
Subscribers
5
Active Users
Activity Metrics
29
Posts
4.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-11.1%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysIs using DTOs for response data in Nest.js a good practice?
r/nestjs24 days ago
22(92%)22
Stop manually updating .env.example files! Spotenv auto-scans your code for env variables
r/nestjs16 days ago
17(95%)4
if i am using postgres , should i use sqlite or postgres for testing?
r/nestjs9 days ago
13(100%)19
NestJS Workflow - Now with examples
r/nestjs27 days ago
12(93%)7
what do you think about my resume
r/nestjs24 days ago
10(82%)4
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
NestJS jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
425🇮🇳India
355🇫🇷France
328🇩🇪Germany
263🇨🇦Canada
137🇬🇧United Kingdom
74Market Summary
1,582
Total Jobs
🏢
14,214
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
NestJS is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about NestJS, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
77
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago
Community Interest
Average points17.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about NestJS.
Content Metrics
21
Videos
14.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+33.3%
Average Engagement
694
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering NestJS:
The Techzeen
Major Creator
Haider Malik
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
27744
1 months ago
3623
NestJS + NextJS Project Build a Fullstack AI Pomodoro App (Part 2: User Authentication in Next.js)
Haider Malik
1 months ago
172
Nest JS Tutorial #46: Build Full GraphQL CRUD App with MongoDB & NestJS | (Hindi/Urdu) 2025
The Techzeen
1 months ago
194
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 9 Sept 2025 | 32.8% |
| 26 Aug 2025 | 31.7% |
| 13 Aug 2025 | 40.9% |
| 30 Jul 2025 | 29.5% |
| 16 Jul 2025 | 47.8% |
| 3 Jul 2025 | 38.2% |
| 19 Jun 2025 | 24.2% |
| 6 Jun 2025 | 36.8% |
| 10 May 2025 | 32.7% |
| 7 May 2025 | 31.4% |
| 3 May 2025 | 29.4% |
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