Is Perl dead?
Deaditude Score:
32.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Hasn't crashed in years. Neither has its GitHub star count.
*Data last collected: 5 Oct 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
✨
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
13
Answer Rate
62%
Acceptance Rate
23%
Growth
-83%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
18,865
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
39
Posts
21.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-20.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysIs this the best perl book or is just the most iconic?
r/perl16 days ago
162(100%)45
DuckDuckGo Donates $25,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation v2025
r/perl12 days ago
106(100%)4
Is Perl the World's 10th Most Popular Programming Language? [Slashdot]
r/perl29 days ago
48(94%)23
Announcing Dancer2 2.0.0
r/perl28 days ago
47(98%)8
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Perl on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
6,543🇫🇷France
2,354🇮🇳India
1,744🇨🇦Canada
586🇩🇪Germany
367🇬🇧United Kingdom
317Market Summary
11,911
Total Jobs
🏢
36,477
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 points42.8
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Proxmox Donates €10k to the Perl and Raku Foundation
2 months ago
288185
Programmers aren’t so humble anymore, maybe because nobody codes in Perl
2 months ago
199218
DuckDuckGo Donates $25,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation v2025
12 days ago
16042
SUSE Donates USD 11,500 to the Perl and Raku Foundation
2 months ago
10940
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered Perl generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
10
Videos
151.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+66.7%
Average Engagement
15.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Perl:
Durga Software Solutions
Hobby Channel
ThePrimeTime
Major Creator
Dr Perl
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Why Nobody Codes in Perl Anymore
ThePrimeTime
2 months ago
3.7K910
LEARN AI TOOLS tutorials || Demo - 1 || by Mr. Perl Babu On 07-08-2025 @10AM (IST)
Durga Software Solutions
2 months ago
50
1 months ago
43
2 months ago
42
"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 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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