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
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
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%
Recent Questions
Puppeteer PDF generation uses wrong font in production
Answered55 views
node.jspuppeteer
Webpack and Ts-loader cannot generate a proper ESM JavaScript code to import a module and run it in Node
Unanswered37 views
javascriptnode.jstypescript
Both res.send and res.json send back only the last part of the response
Unanswered28 views
node.jsexpress
🗣️ 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
🚨
Migration Alert
2 mentions of migrating away from Node.js detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysWhy NodeJS is not considered "enterprise" like C# / ASP .NET?
r/node16 days ago
243(87%)187
11 YoE, NSBV is my go to stack.
r/node2 days ago
112(83%)81
Is Nodejs that old ?
r/node7 days ago
95(87%)38
Kafka or RabbitMQ?
r/node22 days ago
87(96%)59
The only 3 design patters you need for a clean express backend
r/node4 days ago
79(87%)29
💼 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
1,196Market 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
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Why we migrated from Python to Node.js
1 months ago
229281
Node.js 24 is LTS now
2 months ago
361
Next-Generation Flamegraph Visualization for Node.js
3 months ago
170
"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
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Build Your AI Coding Assistant: Next js, TypeScript, Gemini AI Tutorial | Full Stack AI App Tutorial
Dipesh Malvia
2 months ago
528
1 months ago
4017
1 months ago
194
Node.js Native Test Runner Tutorial 2 - How To Use Assertions and Handle Errors
ProgrammingKnowledge
1 months ago
90
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 28 Dec 2025 | 41.5% |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 29.5% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 33.1% |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 28.7% |
| 5 Nov 2025 | 23.3% |
| 22 Oct 2025 | 22.1% |
| 8 Oct 2025 | 33.0% |
| 25 Sept 2025 | 28.3% |
| 11 Sept 2025 | 30.5% |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 32.0% |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 23.4% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 30.8% |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 31.3% |
| 5 Jul 2025 | 24.5% |
| 21 Jun 2025 | 21.8% |
| 7 Jun 2025 | 27.3% |
| 12 May 2025 | 21.6% |
| 8 May 2025 | 21.3% |
| 3 May 2025 | 25.3% |
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