Is Swift dead?
Deaditude Score:
35.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Like a well-maintained highway. Essential, reliable, and no one's excited about it.
*Data last collected: 6 Sept 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
113
Answer Rate
43%
Acceptance Rate
28%
Growth
+18%
Recent Questions
Protocol extension's static function cannot be called directly in Swift
Answered98 views
iosswift
Why am I getting invalidProductIDs for all my In-App Purchases even though product IDs match App Store Connect?
Unanswered42 views
iosswiftin-app-purchase
keyDown events in swift not registering when using addGlobalMonitorForEvents?
Unanswered24 views
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๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
130,213
Subscribers
48
Active Users
Activity Metrics
187
Posts
12.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+22.4%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysWhat drugs is he on to think he can get past Appleโs painful review process?
r/swift1 months ago
318(98%)73
Apple preps native Claude integration on Xcode - 9to5Mac
r/swift29 days ago
196(98%)37
Thank you for your help!
r/swift28 days ago
193(97%)25
How did they achieve this?
r/swift29 days ago
135(94%)46
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
25,354๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
3,457๐ฎ๐ณIndia
2,963๐จ๐ฆCanada
1,123๐ซ๐ทFrance
586๐ฉ๐ชGermany
569Market Summary
34,052
Total Jobs
๐ข
46,798
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 points20.1
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
Swift-erlang-actor-system
1 months ago
31273
Swift at Apple: Migrating the Password Monitoring Service from Java
3 months ago
243229
Launch HN: Bitrig (YC S25) โ Build Swift apps on your iPhone
21 days ago
187122
Redesigned Swift.org is now live
3 months ago
174150
"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
2
Videos
39.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
19.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Swift:
NDC
Hobby Channel
Sean Allen
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
NaN years ago
1.3K86
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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