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Is Ruby on Rails dead?

Deaditude Score:

47.6%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Perfect for systems that must never, ever change. Like your manager's mindset.
*Data last collected: 5 Jul 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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๐Ÿ”ฌComponent Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad

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

โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position

Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
โš ๏ธ
2005

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
19
Answer Rate
32%
Acceptance Rate
26%
Growth
-70%
In the last 30 days

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

68,349
Subscribers
20
Active Users

Activity Metrics

152
Posts
15.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-12.3%
Losing steam

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

๐Ÿ’ผ Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Ruby on Rails jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.

Global Job Distribution

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States
1,265
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia
919
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom
242
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada
239
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance
149
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany
113

Market Summary

2,927
Total Jobs
๐Ÿข
3,526
Companies Using It
Major players still rely on this. Job security... for now.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

Ruby on Rails is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.

Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.

๐Ÿ”ธ Hacker News Discourse

HN Darling

Ruby on Rails gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.

Mentions

50
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday

Community Interest

Average points30.0
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

โ–ถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage

Fading Away

Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Ruby on Rails.

Content Metrics

14
Videos
6.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-85.7%

Average Engagement

430.1
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Ruby on Rails:
RailsYeah
YouTube Royalty
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

๐Ÿ“ˆHistorical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
5 Jul 202547.6%
21 Jun 202545.5%
8 Jun 202541.0%
12 May 202531.6%
9 May 202544.5%
3 May 202545.1%

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