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Is Tailwind dead?

Deaditude Score:

35.8%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stability guaranteed. Innovation optional.
*Data last collected: 14 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
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
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
2017

GitHub Pulse

Maintenance Mode

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
87,756
total stars
Forks
4,519
total forks
Open PRs
67
open pull requests
Recent Commits
58
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Growing
trend assessment

Language Distribution

TypeScript80.9%
Rust16.3%
JavaScript0.9%
HTML0.8%
CSS0.7%

Stack Overflow Analysis

Holding On

Question Metrics

Total Questions
104
Answer Rate
46%
Acceptance Rate
31%
Growth
-21%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void

Community Size

33,920
Subscribers
12
Active Users

Activity Metrics

91
Posts
22.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-27.8%
Losing steam

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Tailwind jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
1,386
🇮🇳India
638
🇬🇧United Kingdom
241
🇩🇪Germany
240
🇫🇷France
150
🇨🇦Canada
105

Market Summary

2,760
Total Jobs
🏢
650
Companies Using It
A handful of brave companies keeping the dream alive.

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

141
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday

Community Interest

Average points12.2
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

13
Videos
95.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+400.0%

Average Engagement

7.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Tailwind:
K2infocom
Small Creator
PedroTech
YouTube Royalty
Techie Andrew - Tamil
Small Creator
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

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DateScore
14 May 202535.8%
9 May 202533.7%
4 May 202535.5%

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