Is Rust dead?
Deaditude Score:
34.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Rock solid stability, soul-crushing mediocrity.
*Data last collected: 19 Apr 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
2010
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
30
Answer Rate
57%
Acceptance Rate
17%
Growth
+13%
Recent Questions
Print the paths of modules and types from command line
Answered79 views
rustrust-cargo
rustc logging for the optimization stage of a build
Answered68 views
rustoptimizationcompiler-optimization
Tauri which you can build native apps for desktop & phone with one code base
Unanswered63 views
javascriptrustelectron
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
399,159
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
405
Posts
94.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+173.4%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
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Migration Alert
5 mentions of migrating away from Rust detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysslopc: a proc macro that replaces todo!() with LLM-generated code at compile time. I am not sorry.
r/rust21 days ago
2031(96%)94
Fyrox Game Engine 1.0.0 - after 7 years in development the first stable version of the engine is now released!
r/rust1 months ago
1024(99%)62
Unpopular opinion: Rust should have a larger standard library
r/rust18 days ago
899(89%)383
Rust 1.95.0 is out
r/rust9 days ago
841(99%)124
Godot + Rust
r/rust1 months ago
751(97%)118
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Rust on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฉ๐ชGermany
9,550๐บ๐ธUnited States
5,862๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
610๐ฎ๐ณIndia
532๐ซ๐ทFrance
388๐จ๐ฆCanada
222Market Summary
17,164
Total Jobs
๐ข
27,574
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Rust is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
Rust gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points20.9
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI
2 months ago
1274698
Tell HN: Ralph Giles has died (Xiph.org| Rust@Mozilla | Ghostscript)
2 months ago
51928
Show HN: OpenWorkers โ Self-hosted Cloudflare workers in Rust
3 months ago
500158
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Rust content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
7
Videos
69.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-33.3%
Average Engagement
10.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Rust:
Fahd Mirza
Small Creator
Let's Get Rusty
Growing Channel
Andy Balaam
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Rust Ruined My Career (I Can't Go Back)
Let's Get Rusty
1 months ago
3.4K450
3D Rust Effect Painting Tutorial | Create Textured Letters, Numbers & Patterns! โจ
Sergio Aranda ART
1 months ago
28045
2 months ago
609
Your First egui Window โ Rust GUI Tutorial (Learn egui in Neovim Ep.1)
Taught by Celeste AI - AI Coding Coach
1 months ago
52
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2026 | 34.9% |
| 5 Apr 2026 | 41.2% |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 31.4% |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 27.4% |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 26.8% |
| 10 Feb 2026 | 29.1% |
| 27 Jan 2026 | 36.0% |
| 13 Jan 2026 | 33.9% |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 32.0% |
| 17 Dec 2025 | 21.1% |
| 3 Dec 2025 | 18.3% |
| 20 Nov 2025 | 36.3% |
| 6 Nov 2025 | 26.9% |
| 24 Oct 2025 | 23.3% |
| 11 Oct 2025 | 15.6% |
| 27 Sept 2025 | 16.1% |
| 13 Sept 2025 | 29.5% |
| 31 Aug 2025 | 24.1% |
| 17 Aug 2025 | 24.3% |
| 3 Aug 2025 | 11.5% |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 15.3% |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 25.5% |
| 23 Jun 2025 | 21.0% |
| 10 Jun 2025 | 16.5% |
| 14 May 2025 | 27.5% |
| 9 May 2025 | 21.7% |
| 4 May 2025 | 19.9% |
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"I chose Rust because I hate having free time and enjoy debugging obscure errors."