Is Silverlight dead?
Deaditude Score:
83.6%Press F to Pay Respects
🔬Component Breakdown
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Hacker News Hype
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has entered obsolescence - it's being actively replaced and finding minimal development or community support.
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🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Even necromancers couldn't resurrect this tech's Reddit presence
Community Size
Activity Metrics
Community Sentiment
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysCrickets chirping... No one's talking about Silverlight on Reddit.
Either this tech is super niche or it's been abandoned like a New Year's resolution.
💼 Job Market Pulse
Resume with Silverlight skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
Market Summary
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
Silverlight was cool for a hot second, but HN moved on to shinier toys.
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Community Interest
HN Verdict
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Silverlight.
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📈Historical Score Timeline
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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