Is Swift dead?
Deaditude Score:
35.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The official technology of 'it pays the bills'.
*Data last collected: 12 Nov 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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
136
Answer Rate
42%
Acceptance Rate
26%
Growth
-9%
Recent Questions
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
132,157
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
197
Posts
14.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+30.4%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Swift detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnnouncing the Swift SDK for Android
r/swift24 days ago
452(100%)50
I HATE THE NEW XCODE
r/swift1 months ago
188(86%)82
Announcing the Swift SDK for Android
r/swift24 days ago
180(98%)24
Announcing the Swift SDK for Android
r/swift24 days ago
102(98%)5
I've given a conference talk on coding Swift while blind
r/swift11 days ago
92(96%)10
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
25,842๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,192๐ฎ๐ณIndia
2,642๐จ๐ฆCanada
1,029๐ฉ๐ชGermany
659๐ซ๐ทFrance
626Market Summary
33,990
Total Jobs
๐ข
50,973
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 points19.2
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
24 days ago
696280
Swift-erlang-actor-system
3 months ago
31273
Swift on FreeBSD Preview
11 days ago
234155
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
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Swift content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
7
Videos
76.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
11.0K
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
28 days ago
1.1K46
1 months ago
68978
Xcode 26 Tutorial for Beginners
CodeWithChris
1 months ago
25416
27 days ago
34041
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2025 | 35.7% |
| 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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