Is Spring boot dead?
Deaditude Score:
29.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Perfect for systems that must never, ever change. Like your manager's mindset.
*Data last collected: 11 Sept 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
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Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
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Stackoverflow copypasting
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Job offering
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Companies adoption
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Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
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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
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
129
Answer Rate
22%
Acceptance Rate
14%
Growth
+27%
Recent Questions
What is a .so file in Java projects, and how can I use an old JAR that depends on .so files in Spring Boot?
Answered52 views
javaspring-bootjar
scheduleatfixedrate sseemitter but the front end only get message once
Unanswered43 views
javascriptjavaspring-boot
Fail-fast bean instantiation strategy to prevent side-effects with @ConditionalOnBean
Unanswered34 views
spring-bootstartupinstantiation
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
40,216
Subscribers
16
Active Users
Activity Metrics
152
Posts
11.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+11.4%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysMy course containes this much , is it enough ?
r/SpringBoot24 days ago
160(94%)67
Why no one promotes to use springboot as other backend tech stack
r/SpringBoot1 months ago
81(91%)73
Spring Security makes no sense to me at all.
r/SpringBoot9 days ago
49(85%)40
Why start a new Spring Boot app with Java instead of Kotlin?
r/SpringBoot5 days ago
61(84%)89
How can I make a JWT unvalid after generating new one?
r/SpringBoot1 months ago
44(96%)39
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Spring boot on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฎ๐ณIndia
5,640๐บ๐ธUnited States
4,733๐ซ๐ทFrance
1,478๐ฉ๐ชGermany
1,144๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
515๐จ๐ฆCanada
423Market Summary
13,933
Total Jobs
๐ข
61,740
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
25
Posts
Community Interest
Average points11.7
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Spring Boot Performance: Avoid Default Config Pitfalls
1 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
15
Videos
188.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+20.0%
Average Engagement
12.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Spring boot:
ByteMonk
Growing Channel
Java Techie
Growing Channel
code io - Tamil
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Docker for Java Developers
Telusko
1 months ago
1.4K43
2 months ago
1.4K31
Spring Boot Full Course with Project | Tamil | code io
code io - Tamil
1 months ago
64990
1 months ago
52668
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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