Is Spring boot dead?
Deaditude Score:
38.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Zero drama, zero surprises, zero reasons to update your LinkedIn.
*Data last collected: 14 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
139
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
19%
Growth
+5%
Recent Questions
Failed to initialize JPA EntityManagerFactory: Unable to build Hibernate SessionFactory
Answered38 views
javamysqlspring
Where should DTO to Entity/ID translation and lookup occur in a multi-layered Spring application?
Answered38 views
javaspringspring-boot
Spring Boot Prometheus Push Gateway: Metrics missing label
Unanswered33 views
javaspring-bootspring-boot-actuator
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
43,850
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
142
Posts
12.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+14.3%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysN+1 query problem
r/SpringBoot1 months ago
121(99%)16
SpringBoot 4.0.0 Is Out!
r/SpringBoot1 months ago
109(99%)8
New Full Microservices course using Spring Boot 4
r/SpringBoot1 months ago
65(97%)5
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Spring boot on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
6,201๐ฎ๐ณIndia
6,126๐ซ๐ทFrance
1,419๐ฉ๐ชGermany
817๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
521๐จ๐ฆCanada
505Market Summary
15,589
Total Jobs
๐ข
71,208
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
43
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points2.7
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
1 months ago
60
Spring Boot 4.0.0
1 months ago
40
Spring Boot 4.0.0 is here
1 months ago
40
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Spring boot content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
35
Videos
234.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-66.7%
Average Engagement
6.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Spring boot:
MindMajix
Major Creator
Nikhil Chaudhari - ITCareerHub
Hobby Channel
Vamsi Bhavani
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
๐ฅ Kafka Streams + Spring Boot ๐ Design a Real-Time Fraud Detection App (Step-by-Step!)
Java Techie
2 months ago
33621
Spring Boot Course | Telugu | Vamsi Bhavani
Vamsi Bhavani
2 months ago
25252
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2025 | 38.1% |
| 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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