Is This Tech Dead?
Is This Tech Dead?
Dec 28, 2025Live
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Is Ruby dead?

Deaditude Score:

22.1%
ⓘ How is this calculated?
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You won't be laughed at for using this. Today.
*Data last collected: 23 Dec 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component 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

⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position

Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
🚀
1995

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

Needs Help

Question Metrics

Total Questions
10
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
30%
Growth
+100%
In the last 30 days

Recent Questions

Ruby on Rails Redis connection_pool wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 0)
Answered399 views
ruby-on-railsrubyredis
Tab trap on modal
Unanswered105 views
htmlruby-on-railsruby
wkhtmltopdf breaks multi-column invoice layout when content grows (Rails 5 / Ruby 2.5)
Unanswered94 views
ruby-on-railsrubyruby-on-rails-5

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

91,191
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

109
Posts
29.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-20.0%
Losing steam

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

Popular Discussions

Last 30 days
What should I do with his legacy?
r/ruby15 days ago
333(99%)23
New Design for the Official Ruby Website
r/ruby8 days ago
178(99%)44
Ruby 4.0 Allocation speed up
r/ruby13 days ago
133(99%)11
What's new in Ruby 4.0
r/ruby11 days ago
125(99%)14
Google calls Gemini sub-apps "Gems" =-(
r/ruby1 months ago
111(97%)15
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💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Ruby on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
8,798
🇮🇳India
1,930
🇨🇦Canada
538
🇩🇪Germany
474
🇫🇷France
459
🇬🇧United Kingdom
372

Market Summary

12,571
Total Jobs
🏢
57,483
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

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

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

Source: Adzuna

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

HN Darling

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

Mentions

411
Posts

Community Interest

Average points30.3
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10

Notable Discussions

Order bypoints
Ruby Central's Attack on RubyGems [pdf]
3 months ago
710249
Ruby core team takes ownership of RubyGems and Bundler
2 months ago
667378
Shopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover
3 months ago
597430
Ruby website redesigned
7 days ago
423183
Bundler Belongs to the Ruby Community
3 months ago
37365
Search on HN
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Some Content

Ruby content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.

Content Metrics

12
Videos
998.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+50.0%

Average Engagement

83.2K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Ruby:
Saad Rashid - YouTube Automation
Major Creator
Edmund Yong
Major Creator
ithinktechnologies
Hobby Channel

Popular Videos

Sorted byviews
2 months ago
19.2K7.4K
2 months ago
11.1K255
1 months ago
3.3K234
1 months ago
378
Search on YouTube
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
23 Dec 202522.1%
9 Dec 202539.9%
26 Nov 202533.7%
12 Nov 202526.9%
30 Oct 202524.3%
17 Oct 202525.2%
3 Oct 202543.4%
19 Sept 202550.1%
6 Sept 202528.0%
23 Aug 202546.1%
9 Aug 202532.4%
27 Jul 202546.3%
13 Jul 202555.0%
29 Jun 202542.7%
16 Jun 202539.5%
2 Jun 202544.0%
10 May 202539.5%

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