Is Spring boot dead?
Deaditude Score:
27.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The official technology of 'it pays the bills'.
*Data last collected: 21 Jun 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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2003
GitHub Pulse
Active Development
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
77,506
total stars
Forks
41,251
total forks
Open PRs
647
open pull requests
Recent Commits
587
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Java97.8%
Kotlin1.7%
HTML0.2%
JavaScript0.1%
Shell0.1%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
239
Answer Rate
27%
Acceptance Rate
15%
Growth
+16%
Recent Questions
Spring Boot WebSocket STOMP + JWT (@PreAuthorize) SecurityContext problem: "Authentication object was not found"
Unanswered29 views
javaspringspring-boot
401 Unauthorized Error On Browser Spring Security JWT Configuration
Unanswered26 views
javaspringspring-boot
What is the new method to replace jwts.setSigningKey() (deprecated since 0.12.0) in Spring Boot?
Unanswered20 views
javaspring-bootspring-security
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
36,655
Subscribers
17
Active Users
Activity Metrics
157
Posts
11.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-7.8%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
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Migration Alert
2 mentions of migrating away from Spring boot detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysPure JWT Authentication - Spring Boot 3.4.x
r/SpringBoot10 days ago
68(98%)13
What should a junior Spring Boot dev actually know?
r/SpringBoot11 days ago
68(97%)26
Spring Boot 3.5.0 available now
r/SpringBoot1 months ago
63(98%)4
Is learning spring boot is good in 2025??
r/SpringBoot1 months ago
51(90%)28
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Spring boot on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฎ๐ณIndia
6,154๐บ๐ธUnited States
5,248๐ซ๐ทFrance
1,658๐ฉ๐ชGermany
1,410๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
650๐จ๐ฆCanada
563Market Summary
15,683
Total Jobs
๐ข
54,389
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Spring boot 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
HN tolerates discussions about Spring boot, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
26
Posts
Community Interest
Average points18.1
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
From Spring Boot to Ruby on Rails
3 months ago
20
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Spring boot content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
15
Videos
156.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-16.7%
Average Engagement
10.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Spring boot:
Amigoscode
YouTube Royalty
Dan Vega
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
1.3K50
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1 months ago
1.2K88
1 months ago
1.0K43
2 months ago
26413
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2025 | 27.6% |
| 7 Jun 2025 | 22.2% |
| 12 May 2025 | 22.2% |
| 8 May 2025 | 39.4% |
| 3 May 2025 | 40.1% |
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