Is Perl dead?
Deaditude Score:
45.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Predictable, constant, and unlikely to appear on any conference t-shirts.
*Data last collected: 4 Jun 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 reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
1987
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
2,112
total stars
Forks
583
total forks
Open PRs
2,181
open pull requests
Recent Commits
113
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Growing
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Perl58.8%
C24.4%
Pawn10.0%
Shell2.9%
XS2.6%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
22
Answer Rate
82%
Acceptance Rate
59%
Growth
+29%
Recent Questions
Not able to send the cert details output to file using openssl command in perl without pressing enter manually
Answered65 views
windowsperlopenssl
Warning message from package Email::Simple
Answered61 views
linuxperlemail
Can't locate lib.pm in @INC while installing ExtUtils-MakeMaker
Unanswered61 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
18,441
Subscribers
4
Active Users
Activity Metrics
37
Posts
21.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-38.5%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysJust got my MacBook etched with Perl logo. Started to get :-( on mabookair sub
r/perl28 days ago
120(97%)64
Perl wallpapers!
r/perl24 days ago
70(97%)5
Why Perl did not go on to replace shell scripting?
r/perl1 months ago
67(93%)108
Just discovered the sub
r/perl1 months ago
69(97%)13
Corinna: A modern and mature object system for Perl 5
r/perl25 days ago
50(98%)2
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Perl on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
7,717🇫🇷France
3,263🇮🇳India
2,538🇩🇪Germany
536🇨🇦Canada
461🇬🇧United Kingdom
394Market Summary
14,909
Total Jobs
🏢
29,578
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.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
Perl gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points31.0
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Zeroperl: Sandboxing Perl with WebAssembly
4 months ago
6834
LLMs make Perl great again
21 days ago
103
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Perl.
Content Metrics
16
Videos
2.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-85.7%
Average Engagement
126.2
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Perl:
Study Automation Academy
YouTube Royalty
Chary Tech info
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
How to Install Perl On Windows 11 l 10 Latest 2025
Chary Tech info
2 months ago
50
🚀File Handling In PERL: Part-24 || #Perl #Scripting #regex #automation
Study Automation Academy
2 months ago
00
🚀Handling CSV & JSON Files In PERL: Part-25 || #Perl #Scripting #regex #automation
Study Automation Academy
2 months ago
10
🚀Introduction to OOPS in PERL: Part-29 || #Perl #Scripting #regex #automation #oops #object
Study Automation Academy
2 months ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2025 | 45.0% |
| 10 May 2025 | 51.5% |
| 4 May 2025 | 50.8% |
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