Is Perl dead?
Deaditude Score:
43.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will outlive us all. Somehow that feels like a threat.
*Data last collected: 21 Jan 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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
6
Answer Rate
67%
Acceptance Rate
50%
Growth
-100%
Recent Questions
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
19,253
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
36
Posts
19.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+44.4%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysTiobe-Index: Perl made a surprising comeback, jumping from position #32 to #11
r/perl17 days ago
60(87%)42
I'm building an archive of my old Perl training slides (from the last 25 years)
r/perl8 days ago
51(96%)4
Writing Perl is Vibe Coding
r/perl25 days ago
46(86%)24
Why I Built a jq-Compatible Tool in Pure Perl (and Why It Still Matters)
r/perl17 days ago
42(95%)10
App::HTTPThis: the tiny web server I keep reaching for
r/perl18 days ago
34(91%)7
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Perl on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
6,539๐ฎ๐ณIndia
1,884๐ซ๐ทFrance
1,615๐จ๐ฆCanada
387๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
280๐ฉ๐ชGermany
238Market Summary
10,943
Total Jobs
๐ข
39,125
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 points35.6
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Perl's decline was cultural
1 months ago
395453
What Killed Perl?
2 months ago
199436
DuckDuckGo Donates $25,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation v2025
3 months ago
18045
Terrain Diffusion: A Diffusion-Based Successor to Perlin Noise
1 months ago
15442
Perlsecret โ Perl secret operators and constants
16 days ago
7729
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Perl.
Content Metrics
29
Videos
4.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-11.1%
Average Engagement
142.9
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Perl:
Dr Perl
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
62
1 months ago
57
Learn Perl Script from Zero to Pro
Study Automation Academy
1 months ago
20
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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