Is Rust dead?
Deaditude Score:
26.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Predictable, constant, and unlikely to appear on any conference t-shirts.
*Data last collected: 6 Nov 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
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Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
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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
69
Answer Rate
51%
Acceptance Rate
35%
Growth
+83%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
368,496
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
414
Posts
82.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+195.3%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
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Migration Alert
2 mentions of migrating away from Rust detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysWarning! Don't buy "Embedded Rust Programming" by Thompson Carter
r/rust10 days ago
1133(99%)118
Rustfmt is effectively unmaintained
r/rust1 months ago
890(97%)191
I used println to debug a performance issue. The println was the performance issue.
r/rust26 days ago
820(97%)122
I hate acrobat (so I wrote a PDF reader in Rust)
r/rust21 days ago
789(97%)90
[Media] Let it crash!
r/rust12 days ago
690(95%)90
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Rust on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฉ๐ชGermany
8,101๐บ๐ธUnited States
7,118๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
588๐ฎ๐ณIndia
445๐ซ๐ทFrance
363๐จ๐ฆCanada
282Market Summary
16,897
Total Jobs
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23,674
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 points23.4
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Rust running on every GPU
3 months ago
605205
Unexpected productivity boost of Rust
2 months ago
525505
Rust cross-platform GPUI components
10 days ago
515217
Io_uring, kTLS and Rust for zero syscall HTTPS server
2 months ago
496166
Futurelock: A subtle risk in async Rust
6 days ago
441243
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Rust content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
9
Videos
444.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-60.0%
Average Engagement
49.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Rust:
Learn with W3Schools
Hobby Channel
Francesco Ciulla
Small Creator
Software In Seconds
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
rust is causing a lot of problems...
Low Level
1 months ago
12.6K2.7K
Why I Don't Like Rust
Coding with Tom
1 months ago
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1 months ago
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W3Schools Rust Tutorial in 1 Hour | Learn RUST Programming using W3Schools
Learn with W3Schools
1 months ago
150
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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."