Is Terraform dead?
Deaditude Score:
41.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stable as a rock. About as exciting as one too.
*Data last collected: 29 Jun 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
45,480
total stars
Forks
9,911
total forks
Open PRs
1,817
open pull requests
Recent Commits
53
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Go89.6%
MDX10.1%
HCL0.2%
Shell0.1%
Makefile0.0%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
26
Answer Rate
31%
Acceptance Rate
19%
Growth
+11%
Recent Questions
Terraform do null resources work with depends_on
Answered45 views
terraform
required_providers.tf file code in terraform module interferes with required_providers of terragrunt.hcl
Unanswered31 views
terraformterragrunt
Terraform Step Not Finding OnePassword Executable in GitHub Actions
Unanswered31 views
terraformgithub-actions1password
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
67,489
Subscribers
14
Active Users
Activity Metrics
100
Posts
12.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
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0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysA Cheatsheet to Level Up Your Terraform
r/Terraform13 days ago
177(95%)17
AWS provider 6.0 now generally available
r/Terraform20 days ago
100(98%)21
Where is AI still completely useless for Infrastructure as Code?
r/Terraform1 months ago
90(93%)96
Built a terraform provider for Reddit
r/Terraform1 months ago
75(92%)20
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
19,795๐ฎ๐ณIndia
5,828๐ซ๐ทFrance
3,108๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
2,929๐ฉ๐ชGermany
2,465๐จ๐ฆCanada
1,441Market Summary
35,566
Total Jobs
๐ข
2,127
Companies Using It
Major players still rely on this. Job security... for now.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Terraform 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
HN tolerates discussions about Terraform, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
62
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago
Community Interest
Average points16.0
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Terraform MCP Server
1 months ago
10521
Red Hat Ansible and HashiCorp Terraform Will Be Coming Together
1 months ago
3812
Ignoring unwanted Terraform attribute changes
3 months ago
3611
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Terraform content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
16
Videos
67.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%
Average Engagement
4.2K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Terraform:
Web Dev Cody
YouTube Royalty
DevOps Topics
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
19627
2 months ago
13210
Hooking up my api with DynamoDB (with Terraform)
Web Dev Cody
1 months ago
6211
Terraform tutorial for beginners | infrastructure as code with Terraform |The ultimate guide โ
DevOps Topics
2 months ago
474
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
Date | Score |
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29 Jun 2025 | 41.3% |
16 Jun 2025 | 43.4% |
2 Jun 2025 | 37.8% |
10 May 2025 | 37.1% |
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