Is Swift dead?
Deaditude Score:
22.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You won't be laughed at for using this. Today.
*Data last collected: 30 Jun 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
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
๐
2014
GitHub Pulse
Active Development
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
68,772
total stars
Forks
10,494
total forks
Open PRs
7,236
open pull requests
Recent Commits
891
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
C++47.3%
Swift44.6%
C4.7%
Python1.6%
CMake0.9%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
164
Answer Rate
42%
Acceptance Rate
30%
Growth
+35%
Recent Questions
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
128,192
Subscribers
31
Active Users
Activity Metrics
242
Posts
17.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-15.1%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysVibe-coding is counter-productive
r/swift20 days ago
381(92%)130
Redesigned Swift.org is now live
r/swift26 days ago
205(99%)15
Announcing Swift on the Android Workgroup
r/swift4 days ago
207(100%)28
SwiftUI Counter Interaction
r/swift24 days ago
152(91%)32
FYI: Foundation Models context limit is 4096 tokens
r/swift17 days ago
149(99%)30
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
26,884๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
4,061๐ฎ๐ณIndia
2,997๐จ๐ฆCanada
1,131๐ฉ๐ชGermany
605๐ซ๐ทFrance
544Market Summary
36,222
Total Jobs
๐ข
43,094
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Swift 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
Swift gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points23.5
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew contract [updated]
2 months ago
19341094
Swift at Apple: Migrating the Password Monitoring Service from Java
27 days ago
243229
A Vision for WebAssembly Support in Swift
2 months ago
202101
Whatโs new in Swift 6.2
1 months ago
185247
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered Swift generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
12
Videos
148.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%
Average Engagement
12.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Swift:
Simplilearn
Small Creator
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Hobby Channel
Ioannis Anifantakis
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Kotlin Multiplatform: Running Swift code from inside Kotlin
Ioannis Anifantakis
1 months ago
21410
10 Years of Swift โ A Decade in Review
Paul Hudson
28 days ago
36624
๏ฃฟ Swift Beginner Tutorial โข iOS Dev
Mitch Koko
1 months ago
19051
Swift Programming For Beginners 2025 | Swift Crash Course 2025 | Swift Tutorial | Simplilearn
Simplilearn
1 months ago
471
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | 22.8% |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 21.4% |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 27.7% |
| 10 May 2025 | 29.8% |
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