Is Symfony dead?
Deaditude Score:
39.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stable as a rock. About as exciting as one too.
*Data last collected: 31 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
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ 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
30,356
total stars
Forks
9,625
total forks
Open PRs
553
open pull requests
Recent Commits
273
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
25
Answer Rate
20%
Acceptance Rate
16%
Growth
-22%
Recent Questions
Sylius 2, Symfony 7 and PHP 8 : AbstractLoader.php:104 "Unknown named parameter $value" on clear:cache
Unanswered34 views
phpsymfonysylius
Symfony/Laravel api platform dinamic fields for schema
Unanswered32 views
symfonyapi-platform
PHP chrome-php/chrome timed out
Unanswered29 views
phpsymfonygoogle-chrome
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
12,215
Subscribers
8
Active Users
Activity Metrics
64
Posts
9.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-30.8%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysSymfony 7.3 curated new features
r/symfony2 days ago
40(99%)1
Symfony 7.3.0 released
r/symfony2 days ago
43(100%)1
New in Symfony 7.3: ObjectMapper Component
r/symfony18 days ago
34(94%)6
New in Symfony 7.3: Messenger Improvements
r/symfony9 days ago
30(100%)5
New in Symfony 7.3: JsonStreamer Component
r/symfony11 days ago
21(97%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Symfony jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
1,019🇩🇪Germany
476🇮🇳India
280🇺🇸United States
179🇬🇧United Kingdom
100🇨🇦Canada
44Market Summary
2,098
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
Fading Away
When Symfony is mentioned on HN, users furiously scroll past it.
Mentions
8
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago
Community Interest
Average points2.1
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
3/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Symfony 7.3.0 Released
2 days ago
20
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
Barely Watched
Symfony content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
12
Videos
40.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+50.0%
Average Engagement
3.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Symfony:
How to code well
YouTube Royalty
Nuno Maduro
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Modern PHP in 2025: Tools You NEED to Know!
Nuno Maduro
1 months ago
1.3K71
Symfony routes tutorial: It's all in the name
How to code well
1 months ago
00
Symfony routes tutorial: How to set HTTP methods
How to code well
1 months ago
10
Symfony routes tutorial - How to debug 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 |
|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | 39.4% |
| 10 May 2025 | 36.9% |
| 4 May 2025 | 36.7% |
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