Is Spring boot dead?
Deaditude Score:
34.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Like a well-maintained highway. Essential, reliable, and no one's excited about it.
*Data last collected: 20 Mar 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component 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
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Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
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Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
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⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
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
73
Answer Rate
34%
Acceptance Rate
10%
Growth
-20%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
47,214
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
114
Posts
11.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+96.2%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Spring boot detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysMigration to Spring Boot 4.x: What are the hidden pitfalls you've encountered?
r/SpringBoot27 days ago
63(99%)32
Are people still using H2 for Spring Boot integration tests in 2026?
r/SpringBoot21 days ago
56(97%)26
Is it worth
r/SpringBoot25 days ago
53(94%)17
Do you prefer field injection or constructor injection in spring?
r/SpringBoot10 days ago
39(90%)34
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Spring boot on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
6,390🇺🇸United States
5,184🇫🇷France
1,775🇩🇪Germany
831🇬🇧United Kingdom
653🇨🇦Canada
384Market Summary
15,217
Total Jobs
🏢
74,879
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.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Spring boot, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
94
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points6.9
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Spring Boot 4
4 months ago
60
Spring Boot 4.0.0
4 months ago
40
Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4
4 months ago
30
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Spring boot content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
33
Videos
231.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+16.7%
Average Engagement
7.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Spring boot:
Think Constructive
Hobby Channel
Ashok IT
Small Creator
Alan Lands
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
1.0K89
Decoding Maven Multi Module Architecture | Why Spring Boot Uses Maven Parent–Child Architecture
Learn Code With Durgesh
2 months ago
667
2 months ago
7210
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2026 | 34.2% |
| 6 Mar 2026 | 41.7% |
| 21 Feb 2026 | 34.4% |
| 7 Feb 2026 | 34.4% |
| 24 Jan 2026 | 35.3% |
| 11 Jan 2026 | 25.2% |
| 28 Dec 2025 | 44.9% |
| 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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