Is Tailwind dead?

Deaditude Score:

35.5%
ⓘ How is this calculated?
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Reliable enough to build your career on. Dull enough to question that choice.
*Data last collected: 4 May 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad

Codebase Activity

Still Thriving
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Reddit Drama

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Youtube Clickbaits

Still Thriving
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Stackoverflow copypasting

Still Thriving
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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
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
2017

GitHub Pulse

Maintenance Mode

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
87,554
total stars
Forks
4,507
total forks
Open PRs
85
open pull requests
Recent Commits
46
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Growing
trend assessment

Language Distribution

TypeScript81.0%
Rust16.4%
HTML0.8%
JavaScript0.8%
CSS0.7%

Stack Overflow Analysis

Needs Help

Question Metrics

Total Questions
114
Answer Rate
47%
Acceptance Rate
33%
Growth
+22%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

33,623
Subscribers
21
Active Users

Activity Metrics

104
Posts
30.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-28.9%
Losing steam

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Tailwind jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
1,196
🇮🇳India
597
🇩🇪Germany
240
🇬🇧United Kingdom
219
🇫🇷France
140
🇨🇦Canada
97

Market Summary

2,489
Total Jobs
🏢
12,652
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

Tailwind is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.

Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

Still Relevant

HN tolerates discussions about Tailwind, but the real party's elsewhere.

Mentions

142
Posts

Community Interest

Average points11.9
Minimal traction

HN Verdict

The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Barely Watched

YouTubers discovered Tailwind generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.

Content Metrics

8
Videos
22.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%

Average Engagement

2.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Tailwind:
K2infocom
Small Creator
CodeForGeek - Making Code Easy
Hobby Channel
PedroTech
YouTube Royalty
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

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