Is Swift dead?
Deaditude Score:
37.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Reliable enough to build your career on. Dull enough to question that choice.
*Data last collected: 31 Oct 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
2014
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
141
Answer Rate
42%
Acceptance Rate
27%
Growth
+38%
Recent Questions
How to fix "Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while implicitly unwrapping an Optional value" in my SMS MFA integration
Unanswered48 views
iosswiftfirebase
Swift / CoreGraphics: semicircular arc draws correctly but arrow pointer position/rotation doesn't match BMI value in exported PDF
Unanswered28 views
iosswiftpdf
Swift/objc interoperability and modern swift concurrency
Unanswered26 views
swiftobjective-cswift-concurrency
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
131,672
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
178
Posts
13.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+19.6%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnnouncing the Swift SDK for Android
r/swift17 days ago
447(100%)51
I HATE THE NEW XCODE
r/swift27 days ago
187(86%)79
Announcing the Swift SDK for Android
r/swift17 days ago
180(98%)24
Announcing the Swift SDK for Android
r/swift17 days ago
97(98%)5
What Swift feature made you go 'wow, I wish every language had this'?
r/swift1 months ago
86(97%)105
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
27,853๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,257๐ฎ๐ณIndia
2,781๐จ๐ฆCanada
1,078๐ฉ๐ชGermany
641๐ซ๐ทFrance
628Market Summary
36,238
Total Jobs
๐ข
50,286
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
HN tolerates discussions about Swift, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points19.0
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
The Swift SDK for Android
17 days ago
696280
Swift-erlang-actor-system
3 months ago
31273
Launch HN: Bitrig (YC S25) โ Build Swift apps on your iPhone
2 months ago
188122
How we built an interpreter for Swift
2 months ago
8236
Grok generates fake Taylor Swift nudes without being asked
3 months ago
80130
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Swift content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
4
Videos
55.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%
Average Engagement
14.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Swift:
Sean Allen
Growing Channel
CodeWithChris
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
SwiftUI Course for Beginners โ Create an iOS App from Scratch
freeCodeCamp.org
21 days ago
91941
1 months ago
66877
Xcode 26 Tutorial for Beginners
CodeWithChris
1 months ago
20015
SwiftUI Tutorial (Xcode 26)
CodeWithChris
25 days ago
13512
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2025 | 37.0% |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 38.8% |
| 3 Oct 2025 | 31.5% |
| 20 Sept 2025 | 39.7% |
| 6 Sept 2025 | 35.6% |
| 23 Aug 2025 | 41.0% |
| 10 Aug 2025 | 43.4% |
| 27 Jul 2025 | 37.4% |
| 13 Jul 2025 | 34.2% |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 22.8% |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 21.4% |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 27.7% |
| 10 May 2025 | 29.8% |
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