Is Spring boot dead?
Deaditude Score:
36.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> A technological plateau of pure, undiluted adequacy.
*Data last collected: 1 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
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
124
Answer Rate
35%
Acceptance Rate
13%
Growth
+34%
Recent Questions
Spring WebClient takes too long to process the first request โ subsequent calls fast
Unanswered47 views
javaspringspring-boot
Spring Framework does not exist
Unanswered40 views
spring-bootspring-boot-maven-plugin
Different name for hypermedia links attribute in json response after using RestTemplateBuilder for the first time (links vs _links)
Unanswered23 views
springspring-bootspring-hateoas
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
43,335
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
155
Posts
12.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+29.2%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysN+1 query problem
r/SpringBoot21 days ago
110(99%)16
SpringBoot 4.0.0 Is Out!
r/SpringBoot21 days ago
107(99%)7
Difference between Spring Data JPA vs. JPA vs. Hibernate vs. JDBC
r/SpringBoot1 months ago
81(97%)23
JWT flow explained visually โ this helped me understand it fast
r/SpringBoot1 months ago
74(74%)26
New Full Microservices course using Spring Boot 4
r/SpringBoot19 days ago
68(97%)4
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Spring boot on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฎ๐ณIndia
6,082๐บ๐ธUnited States
5,268๐ซ๐ทFrance
1,458๐ฉ๐ชGermany
844๐จ๐ฆCanada
536๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
508Market Summary
14,696
Total Jobs
๐ข
69,560
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
When Spring boot is mentioned on HN, users furiously scroll past it.
Mentions
37
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
2 months ago
101
Spring Boot 4
21 days ago
60
Spring Boot 4.0.0
20 days ago
40
Spring Boot 4.0.0 is here
22 days ago
40
Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4
21 days ago
30
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Spring boot content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
34
Videos
221.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-28.6%
Average Engagement
6.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Spring boot:
Shristi Tech Academy
Small Creator
Devoxx
Growing Channel
GenZ Career
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Master Spring Boot Interviews โ 50 Questions in One Shot !
The Curious Coder
2 months ago
71383
2 months ago
35512
Spring Boot 4 Tutorial: Build CRUD REST API with Java, Spring Boot 4, Spring Data JPA, and MySQL
Java Guides
1 months ago
15311
Java Spring Boot 4 Yrs Interview Experience
GenZ Career
2 months ago
583
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2025 | 36.1% |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 34.0% |
| 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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