Is Perl dead?
Deaditude Score:
36.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Rock solid stability, soul-crushing mediocrity.
*Data last collected: 10 May 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
1987
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
6
Answer Rate
100%
Acceptance Rate
33%
Growth
-50%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
19,605
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
49
Posts
14.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-20.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysNew Git tool `sem` has added Perl support
r/perl1 months ago
45(100%)2
How you too can improve Perl 5
r/perl29 days ago
35(91%)14
@cpan.org forwarding: volunteer takeover proposition
r/perl12 days ago
31(94%)31
cpan.org email forwarding has been shut down
r/perl16 days ago
28(100%)26
Welcome to the Perl Toolchain Summit 2026!
r/perl6 days ago
24(96%)0
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Perl on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
5,253๐ฎ๐ณIndia
2,433๐ซ๐ทFrance
1,459๐จ๐ฆCanada
284๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
253๐ฉ๐ชGermany
223Market Summary
9,905
Total Jobs
๐ข
38,635
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Perl is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
Perl gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points40.7
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Parallel Perl โ Autoparallelizing interpreter with JIT
1 months ago
14344
Fastmail Donates USD 10k to the Perl and Raku Foundation
3 months ago
8919
Packaging Perl and Shell for NixOS Deployment
3 months ago
80
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Perl videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
20
Videos
1.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+28.6%
Average Engagement
78.2
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Perl:
RWXROB
Hobby Channel
Kunusoft
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
LEARN AI TOOLS tutorials || Demo - 1 || by Mr. Perl Babu On 30-03-2026 @8:30AM (IST)
Durga Software Solutions
1 months ago
60
1 months ago
40
2 months ago
30
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2026 | 36.0% |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 34.2% |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 35.6% |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 35.4% |
| 17 Mar 2026 | 45.3% |
| 3 Mar 2026 | 39.4% |
| 17 Feb 2026 | 42.9% |
| 4 Feb 2026 | 57.4% |
| 21 Jan 2026 | 43.0% |
| 7 Jan 2026 | 40.5% |
| 25 Dec 2025 | 40.8% |
| 11 Dec 2025 | 34.4% |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 48.3% |
| 14 Nov 2025 | 31.8% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | 37.6% |
| 18 Oct 2025 | 37.0% |
| 5 Oct 2025 | 32.7% |
| 21 Sept 2025 | 36.6% |
| 7 Sept 2025 | 58.4% |
| 25 Aug 2025 | 37.0% |
| 11 Aug 2025 | 38.8% |
| 28 Jul 2025 | 29.9% |
| 15 Jul 2025 | 42.0% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 48.7% |
| 17 Jun 2025 | 54.2% |
| 4 Jun 2025 | 45.0% |
| 10 May 2025 | 51.5% |
| 4 May 2025 | 50.8% |
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