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Is Ruby on Rails dead?

Deaditude Score:

31.6%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Enterprise-ready, which is code for 'boringly reliable'.
*Data last collected: 12 May 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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๐Ÿ”ฌComponent 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

โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position

Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
โœจ
2005

GitHub Pulse

Active Development

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
56,878
total stars
Forks
21,853
total forks
Open PRs
508
open pull requests
Recent Commits
105
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Stagnant
trend assessment

Language Distribution

Ruby97.0%
JavaScript1.3%
HTML1.1%
SCSS0.3%
CSS0.3%

Stack Overflow Analysis

Needs Help

Question Metrics

Total Questions
38
Answer Rate
37%
Acceptance Rate
26%
Growth
+8%
In the last 30 days

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

67,751
Subscribers
22
Active Users

Activity Metrics

163
Posts
18.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+1.8%
Strong momentum

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
2,469
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia
1,006
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada
261
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom
234
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance
195
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany
111

Market Summary

4,276
Total Jobs
๐Ÿข
3,521
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

55
Posts
Last mentioned 4 days ago

Community Interest

Average points37.3
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

15
Videos
2.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-16.7%

Average Engagement

142.8
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Ruby on Rails:
Josh Software
Hobby Channel
Indigo Tech Tutorials
YouTube Royalty

Popular Videos

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๐Ÿ“ˆHistorical Score Timeline

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DateScore
12 May 202531.6%
9 May 202544.5%
3 May 202545.1%

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