Is Perl dead?
Deaditude Score:
37.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Perfect for systems that must never, ever change. Like your manager's mindset.
*Data last collected: 25 Aug 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
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Companies adoption
Still Thriving
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Hacker News Hype
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⏱️ 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
14
Answer Rate
79%
Acceptance Rate
64%
Growth
-71%
Recent Questions
Match pattern `\S` except when part of another pattern (ANSI escape)
Answered171 views
regexperl
How does interpolating a Perl constant into a string work?
Answered147 views
perlconstantsstring-interpolation
Replace only the carriage returns that are followed by characters in notepad++
Unanswered114 views
regexperlnotepad++
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
18,709
Subscribers
9
Active Users
Activity Metrics
35
Posts
25.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+10.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysTwo decades later, a bug is fixed in one of my CPAN modules
r/perl7 days ago
108(100%)8
GPT5 and Perl
r/perl18 days ago
101(93%)38
SUSE Donates USD 11,500 to The Perl and Raku Foundation
r/perl20 days ago
75(99%)8
Programmers Aren’t So Humble Anymore—Maybe Because Nobody Codes in Perl
r/perl1 months ago
64(93%)79
Happy CPAN day, everyone!
r/perl11 days ago
58(98%)6
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Perl on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
6,481🇫🇷France
2,641🇮🇳India
1,982🇨🇦Canada
426🇩🇪Germany
330🇬🇧United Kingdom
316Market Summary
12,176
Total Jobs
🏢
35,340
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 points39.4
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
1 months ago
288185
SUSE Donates USD 11,500 to the Perl and Raku Foundation
20 days ago
10940
The Gentoo Perl versioning scheme
1 months ago
9869
SIMD Perlin Noise: Beating the Compiler with SSE (2014)
1 months ago
6232
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTubers discovered Perl generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
5
Videos
5.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%
Average Engagement
1.2K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Perl:
The Perl and Raku Conference - Greenville, SC 2025
Small Creator
Dr Perl
Major Creator
Durga Software Solutions
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
LEARN AI TOOLS tutorials || Demo - 1 || by Mr. Perl Babu On 28-07-2025 @9AM IST
Durga Software Solutions
1 months ago
808
Perl and the Unix Philosophy ~ David Both ~ TPRC 2025
The Perl and Raku Conference - Greenville, SC 2025
1 months ago
740
22 days ago
33
1 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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