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Is Node.js dead?

Deaditude Score:

41.5%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Mature, stable, and as exciting as accounting software.
*Data last collected: 28 Dec 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
2009

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
106
Answer Rate
31%
Acceptance Rate
15%
Growth
-26%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

326,819
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

242
Posts
10.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-12.0%
Losing steam

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
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Migration Alert

2 mentions of migrating away from Node.js detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

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

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
12,015
🇮🇳India
9,507
🇫🇷France
1,844
🇬🇧United Kingdom
1,525
🇨🇦Canada
1,352
🇩🇪Germany
1,196

Market Summary

27,439
Total Jobs
🏢
209,354
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

Node.js 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 Node.js, but the real party's elsewhere.

Mentions

184
Posts

Community Interest

Average points9.4
Stone cold silence

HN Verdict

The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Barely Watched

YouTube algorithm buried Node.js content deeper than archaeological discoveries.

Content Metrics

36
Videos
749.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%

Average Engagement

20.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Node.js:
Dipesh Malvia
Small Creator
codeonedigest
Hobby Channel
ProgrammingKnowledge
Major Creator
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
28 Dec 202541.5%
15 Dec 202529.5%
1 Dec 202533.1%
17 Nov 202528.7%
5 Nov 202523.3%
22 Oct 202522.1%
8 Oct 202533.0%
25 Sept 202528.3%
11 Sept 202530.5%
28 Aug 202532.0%
15 Aug 202523.4%
1 Aug 202530.8%
18 Jul 202531.3%
5 Jul 202524.5%
21 Jun 202521.8%
7 Jun 202527.3%
12 May 202521.6%
8 May 202521.3%
3 May 202525.3%

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