Is Perl dead?
Deaditude Score:
51.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Smells like tech debt.
*Data last collected: 10 May 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
2,082
total stars
Forks
577
total forks
Open PRs
2,187
open pull requests
Recent Commits
212
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
15
Answer Rate
67%
Acceptance Rate
67%
Growth
-63%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
18,328
Subscribers
7
Active Users
Activity Metrics
27
Posts
18.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-50.0%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysPerl like riding an old bike
r/perl29 days ago
66(99%)27
Perl is so interesting..
r/perl27 days ago
46(97%)71
Still Munging Data With Perl
r/perl1 months ago
45(98%)9
Some minor damage control.
r/perl1 months ago
31(98%)13
What's the status of Perl at Booking.com now?
r/perl21 days ago
28(100%)39
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Perl on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
7,625🇫🇷France
3,320🇮🇳India
2,609🇩🇪Germany
481🇨🇦Canada
473🇬🇧United Kingdom
364Market Summary
14,872
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 points30.8
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Enhancing your MIDI devices with Perl
3 months ago
12240
Zeroperl: Sandboxing Perl with WebAssembly
3 months ago
6834
Perl Weekly Issue #704 – Perl Podcast
3 months ago
4110
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Crickets
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Perl.
Content Metrics
9
Videos
1.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-80.0%
Average Engagement
162.8
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Perl:
Study Automation Academy
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
64
🚀 Master Perl Programming: From Beginner to Expert (2025): Part-7 || Operators
Study Automation Academy
2 months ago
10
🚀 Master Perl Programming: From Beginner to Expert (2025): Part-9 || User Input & Output
Study Automation Academy
2 months ago
21
🚀 Master Perl Programming: From Beginner to Expert (2025): Part-11 || Loops, FOR, WHILE, FOREACH
Study Automation Academy
1 months ago
10
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2025 | 51.5% |
| 4 May 2025 | 50.8% |
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