Is Node.js dead?
Deaditude Score:
24.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Actively maintained by people who don't hate themselves yet.
*Data last collected: 5 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
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
218
Answer Rate
20%
Acceptance Rate
14%
Growth
+57%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
310,326
Subscribers
29
Active Users
Activity Metrics
233
Posts
6.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-6.0%
Minor decline
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 is my Node.js multiplayer game event loop lagging at 500 players despite low CPU?
r/node16 days ago
69(95%)80
Most used Nodejs Frameworks today?
r/node21 days ago
62(85%)66
Roadmap to AdonisJS 7
r/node19 days ago
61(91%)31
Mikeal Rogers, 1983-2025
r/node1 months ago
56(92%)8
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
9,958🇺🇸United States
8,596🇫🇷France
1,839🇩🇪Germany
1,725🇬🇧United Kingdom
1,646🇨🇦Canada
1,307Market Summary
25,071
Total Jobs
🏢
158,381
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.
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
160
Posts
Community Interest
Average points9.6
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Show HN: Node.js video tutorials where you can edit and run the code
2 months ago
25889
Monitoring Node.js: Key Metrics You Should Track
1 months ago
452
Everything I Was Lied to About Node.js Came True with Elixir
4 months ago
336
Everything I Was Lied to About Node.js Came True with Elixir
4 months ago
164
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered Node.js generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
11
Videos
392.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+150.0%
Average Engagement
35.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Node.js:
Mailtrap
Small Creator
Piyush Garg
Major Creator
Code Step By Step
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
System Design for Beginners
Piyush Garg
1 months ago
8.0K628
MERN Stack Tutorial for Beginners with Deployment – 2025
freeCodeCamp.org
1 months ago
3.2K133
Node JS tutorial in Hindi #1 Introduction | what is Node.JS
Code Step By Step
1 months ago
20472
2 months ago
364
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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