Is Ruby on Rails dead?
Deaditude Score:
56.3%Press F to Pay Respects
๐ฌComponent Breakdown
Codebase Activity
Reddit Drama
Youtube Clickbaits
Stackoverflow copypasting
Job offering
Companies adoption
Hacker News Hype
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
GitHub Pulse
Weekly Commit Activity
Stack Overflow Analysis
Question Metrics
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
Activity Metrics
Community Sentiment
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Ruby on Rails detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 days๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Ruby on Rails jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
Market Summary
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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
When Ruby on Rails is mentioned on HN, users furiously scroll past it.
Mentions
Community Interest
HN Verdict
Notable Discussions
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Ruby on Rails.
Content Metrics
Average Engagement
Creator Landscape
Popular Videos
๐Historical Score Timeline
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 56.3% |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 43.0% |
| 21 Mar 2026 | 45.2% |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 40.3% |
| 21 Feb 2026 | 48.0% |
| 8 Feb 2026 | 45.6% |
| 25 Jan 2026 | 38.8% |
| 11 Jan 2026 | 27.4% |
| 29 Dec 2025 | 40.0% |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 46.7% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 45.5% |
| 18 Nov 2025 | 42.6% |
| 5 Nov 2025 | 34.7% |
| 22 Oct 2025 | 40.7% |
| 9 Oct 2025 | 41.5% |
| 25 Sept 2025 | 40.0% |
| 11 Sept 2025 | 39.8% |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 29.8% |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 31.9% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 30.8% |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 40.0% |
| 5 Jul 2025 | 47.6% |
| 21 Jun 2025 | 45.5% |
| 8 Jun 2025 | 41.0% |
| 12 May 2025 | 31.6% |
| 9 May 2025 | 44.5% |
| 3 May 2025 | 45.1% |
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