Is Spring boot dead?
Deaditude Score:
34.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Rock solid stability, soul-crushing mediocrity.
*Data last collected: 4 Nov 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
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โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
2003
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
139
Answer Rate
33%
Acceptance Rate
19%
Growth
-4%
Recent Questions
JavaFX + Spring: Encountering org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException when trying to run SQL query
Unanswered31 views
springspring-bootjavafx
Spring Boot PostgreSQL connection error โ The connection attempt failed
Unanswered26 views
postgresqlspring-bootjdbc
What causes MultipleBagFetchException in Hibernate?
Unanswered24 views
javaspring-boothibernate
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
42,174
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
115
Posts
12.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+60.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Spring boot detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysi hate using python now I understand why big tech companies still use type safe java or .net saves so much more time debugging that can go into coding.
r/SpringBoot25 days ago
136(89%)63
Underrated YouTube channel for Spring Boot projects
r/SpringBoot20 days ago
108(95%)16
Playing with Springโs ApplicationContext taught me how beans actually live and die
r/SpringBoot20 days ago
77(99%)8
Is this the Spring Boot we are all talking about?
r/SpringBoot19 days ago
73(92%)5
Production incident: Bean was not stateless
r/SpringBoot22 days ago
59(94%)38
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Spring boot on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
5,819๐ฎ๐ณIndia
5,762๐ซ๐ทFrance
1,561๐ฉ๐ชGermany
883๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
594๐จ๐ฆCanada
463Market Summary
15,082
Total Jobs
๐ข
67,143
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. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
When Spring boot is mentioned on HN, users furiously scroll past it.
Mentions
24
Posts
Community Interest
Average points2.8
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Dev Services for Spring Boot Using Arconia
1 months ago
101
DGS โ GraphQL Framework for Spring Boot by Netflix
1 months ago
20
Spring Boot Performance: Avoid Default Config Pitfalls
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 exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
29
Videos
139.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+20.0%
Average Engagement
4.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Spring boot:
GenZ Career
Growing Channel
The Curious Coder
YouTube Royalty
Learn With Ifte
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
54760
1 months ago
3287
MapStruct Explained | Java DTO Conversion & Mapping in Spring Boot
The Curious Coder
2 months ago
11951
1 months ago
827
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2025 | 34.3% |
| 22 Oct 2025 | 38.5% |
| 8 Oct 2025 | 32.9% |
| 24 Sept 2025 | 40.0% |
| 11 Sept 2025 | 29.6% |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 33.9% |
| 14 Aug 2025 | 39.0% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 26.4% |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 21.9% |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 29.9% |
| 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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