Is Symfony dead?
Deaditude Score:
36.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Best described in performance reviews as 'meets expectations'.
*Data last collected: 10 May 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component 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
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Companies adoption
Still Thriving
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Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
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⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2005
GitHub Pulse
Active Development
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
30,332
total stars
Forks
9,603
total forks
Open PRs
532
open pull requests
Recent Commits
193
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
PHP98.0%
Twig1.7%
CSS0.2%
JavaScript0.1%
HTML0.1%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
22
Answer Rate
18%
Acceptance Rate
5%
Growth
-40%
Recent Questions
Composer curl error 60: SSL certificate problem when installing doctrine/mongodb-odm-bundle on Windows- Symfony CLI version 5.10.4
Unanswered48 views
mongodbsymfonyssl
Doctrine save Many To One in async Messenger
Unanswered31 views
symfonydoctrine
Can't get a way to read the property "user_email" in class "App\Entity\User"
Unanswered26 views
symfonysymfony-forms
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
12,146
Subscribers
14
Active Users
Activity Metrics
61
Posts
7.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+154.5%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysNew in Symfony 7.3: Invokable Commands and Input Attributes
r/symfony23 days ago
38(98%)5
New in Symfony 7.3: Arbitrary User Permission Checks
r/symfony15 days ago
25(93%)2
New in Symfony 7.3: New and Improved Console Helpers
r/symfony8 days ago
20(96%)3
New in Symfony 7.3: Twig Extension Attributes
r/symfony17 days ago
20(95%)1
Introducing A Streaming AMQP Transport for Symfony Messenger
r/symfony20 days ago
18(100%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Symfony jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
1,041🇩🇪Germany
462🇮🇳India
256🇺🇸United States
149🇬🇧United Kingdom
108🇨🇦Canada
47Market Summary
2,063
Total Jobs
🏢
16,317
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Symfony is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Barely Mentioned
Symfony gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
9
Posts
Community Interest
Average points24.3
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
PHP/Symfony – All in One Symfony SEO Bundle
1 months ago
10
Symfony vs. Laravel: A Humble Request
2 months ago
10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Symfony content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
12
Videos
33.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-20.0%
Average Engagement
2.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Symfony:
How to code well
YouTube Royalty
MongoDB
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
192
How to create Symfony routes
How to code well
2 months ago
10
How to Setup & Run Symfony 7 Project in Browser Using Composer in VSCode Full Tutorial
Coding Shiksha
1 months ago
01
Symfony tutorial: How to create parameterised routes
How to code well
1 months ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2025 | 36.9% |
| 4 May 2025 | 36.7% |
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