Is Ruby dead?
Deaditude Score:
39.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it makes COBOL look cutting-edge.
*Data last collected: 9 Dec 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 achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
9
Answer Rate
56%
Acceptance Rate
33%
Growth
-33%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
90,970
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
126
Posts
21.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-22.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysIntroducing LowType: Elegant types in Ruby
r/ruby21 days ago
161(98%)92
In Praise of dhh
r/ruby1 months ago
127(75%)160
Google calls Gemini sub-apps "Gems" =-(
r/ruby17 days ago
107(97%)14
Why So Serious?
r/ruby11 days ago
87(93%)18
Hanami 2.3: Racked and Ready
r/ruby1 months ago
85(90%)24
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Ruby on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
11,076🇮🇳India
1,895🇨🇦Canada
560🇫🇷France
515🇩🇪Germany
480🇬🇧United Kingdom
368Market Summary
14,894
Total Jobs
🏢
56,160
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.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
Ruby gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
400
Posts
Community Interest
Average points29.7
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]
2 months ago
710249
Ruby core team takes ownership of RubyGems and Bundler
1 months ago
667378
Bundler Belongs to the Ruby Community
2 months ago
37365
Rv, a new kind of Ruby management tool
3 months ago
333142
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Ruby content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
4
Videos
3.7M
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-66.7%
Average Engagement
922.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Ruby:
Art for Kids Hub
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
How To Draw Rumi From KPop Demon Hunters
Art for Kids Hub
1 months ago
6.0K0
How To Draw Zoey From KPop Demon Hunters
Art for Kids Hub
1 months ago
2.5K0
How To Draw Mira From KPop Demon Hunters
Art for Kids Hub
1 months ago
2.0K0
The 3 Core Concepts of Ruby on Rails
Malachi Rails
1 months ago
348
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2025 | 39.9% |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 33.7% |
| 12 Nov 2025 | 26.9% |
| 30 Oct 2025 | 24.3% |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 25.2% |
| 3 Oct 2025 | 43.4% |
| 19 Sept 2025 | 50.1% |
| 6 Sept 2025 | 28.0% |
| 23 Aug 2025 | 46.1% |
| 9 Aug 2025 | 32.4% |
| 27 Jul 2025 | 46.3% |
| 13 Jul 2025 | 55.0% |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 42.7% |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 39.5% |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 44.0% |
| 10 May 2025 | 39.5% |
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