Is Rust dead?
Deaditude Score:
18.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Currently in hype mode. Investors are aroused.
*Data last collected: 3 Dec 2025, 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
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
80
Answer Rate
63%
Acceptance Rate
34%
Growth
-24%
Recent Questions
How to specify -fPIC and -fPIE options when building Rust binaries
Answered59 views
rustrust-cargo
Why does curl in WSL2 (Fedora and updated Arch) return "Recv failure: Connection reset by peer" on https://sh.rustup.rs?
Unanswered51 views
linuxrustcurl
we get "NONE" in the page instead of the correct value even tho dbg! prints the correct value
Unanswered50 views
rustrust-rocket
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
373,287
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
409
Posts
74.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+207.5%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
2 mentions of migrating away from Rust detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysImproved string formatting in Rust
r/rust23 days ago
1265(99%)50
moss: a Rust Linux-compatible kernel in about 26,000 lines of code
r/rust16 days ago
1019(99%)92
Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025 - Caused by single .unwrap()
r/rust18 days ago
885(94%)239
Most useless thing I've ever done: install-nothing
r/rust19 days ago
814(99%)142
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Rust on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฉ๐ชGermany
9,111๐บ๐ธUnited States
7,946๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
522๐ฎ๐ณIndia
484๐ซ๐ทFrance
416๐จ๐ฆCanada
319Market Summary
18,798
Total Jobs
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24,596
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
HN Darling
Rust gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points24.9
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
Unexpected productivity boost of Rust
3 months ago
525505
Rust cross-platform GPUI components
1 months ago
515218
Io_uring, kTLS and Rust for zero syscall HTTPS server
3 months ago
496166
Futurelock: A subtle risk in async Rust
1 months ago
449245
Moss: a Rust Linux-compatible kernel in 26,000 lines of code
14 days ago
436155
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered Rust generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
10
Videos
452.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+66.7%
Average Engagement
45.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Rust:
SavvyNik
Growing Channel
JetBrains
Major Creator
Flo Woelki
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
did rust take down the internet?
Low Level
16 days ago
9.8K1.8K
Rust 2025: $400K Salaries, C++, AI & Why It's Not Everywhere (Yet) โ Jon Gjengset Explains
JetBrains
1 months ago
3.3K378
2 months ago
2.0K628
10 Underrated Rust Features & Patterns
Code to the Moon
26 days ago
1.2K138
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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