Is Silverlight dead?
Deaditude Score:
84.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Someone tried to revive it once. They're gone now.
*Data last collected: 17 Apr 2026, 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 entered obsolescence - it's being actively replaced and finding minimal development or community support.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
💀
2007
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
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over
Community Size
158
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
1
Posts
1.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
💼 Job Market Pulse
Endangered
Resume with Silverlight skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
21🇮🇳India
20🇩🇪Germany
1🇨🇦Canada
0🇫🇷France
0🇬🇧United Kingdom
0Market Summary
42
Total Jobs
🏢
0
Companies Using It
Reality Check
Career Suicide Watch
Time to update your LinkedIn. And by "update" we mean "remove {tech.name} entirely"
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Fading Away
When Silverlight is mentioned on HN, users furiously scroll past it.
Mentions
1
Posts
Last mentioned 11 days ago
Community Interest
Average points1.0
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
0/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Crickets
Silverlight content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
2
Videos
3.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
1.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Silverlight:
Technophilia
Hobby Channel
Sayro Digital
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
NaN years ago
27516
NaN years ago
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"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 84.3% |
| 4 Apr 2026 | 85.6% |
| 21 Mar 2026 | 82.4% |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 89.8% |
| 22 Feb 2026 | 97.0% |
| 8 Feb 2026 | 95.8% |
| 25 Jan 2026 | 93.6% |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 95.4% |
| 29 Dec 2025 | 93.8% |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 92.1% |
| 2 Dec 2025 | 83.6% |
| 18 Nov 2025 | 95.7% |
| 5 Nov 2025 | 93.5% |
| 23 Oct 2025 | 83.6% |
| 9 Oct 2025 | 90.3% |
| 25 Sept 2025 | 89.6% |
| 12 Sept 2025 | 89.7% |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 81.5% |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 81.8% |
| 2 Aug 2025 | 85.5% |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 84.3% |
| 5 Jul 2025 | 93.1% |
| 22 Jun 2025 | 89.0% |
| 8 Jun 2025 | 85.0% |
| 13 May 2025 | 94.1% |
| 9 May 2025 | 96.1% |
| 3 May 2025 | 95.2% |
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