Is Spring boot dead?
Deaditude Score:
25.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it makes COBOL look cutting-edge.
*Data last collected: 11 Jan 2026, 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
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
84
Answer Rate
43%
Acceptance Rate
19%
Growth
+30%
Recent Questions
I have this build failure error as Factory method 'dataSource' threw exception with message: Failed to determine a suitable driver class
Unanswered66 views
javaspringspring-boot
working with numerous database schemas via the WEB
Unanswered46 views
spring-bootwebspring-data
Spring Boot bootBuildImage on Windows cannot execute Docker credential helper (docker-credential-gcloud.cmd)
Unanswered40 views
windowsspring-bootdocker
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
44,852
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
135
Posts
8.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+87.5%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
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Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Spring boot detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
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๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Spring boot on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
๐ฎ๐ณIndia
5,934๐บ๐ธUnited States
4,938๐ซ๐ทFrance
1,377๐ฉ๐ชGermany
799๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
581๐จ๐ฆCanada
469Market Summary
14,098
Total Jobs
๐ข
73,571
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
55
Posts
Community Interest
Average points2.6
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
3 months ago
101
Spring Boot 4
1 months ago
60
Spring Boot 4.0.0
1 months ago
40
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
Spring boot content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
37
Videos
311.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+50.0%
Average Engagement
8.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Spring boot:
Anas Metaverse
Small Creator
Mike Mรธller Nielsen
Small Creator
GenZ Career
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Build a Enterprise Multi-Tenant SaaS POS Application | Java Spring Boot + React + Redux Full Course
Code With Zosh
1 months ago
96156
1 months ago
14735
Codex Cli and Spring Boot
Mike Mรธller Nielsen
2 months ago
1150
Spring Boot 4 - What's new in this release?
LeetJourney
1 months ago
5310
"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 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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