Is Terraform dead?
Deaditude Score:
34.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Rock solid stability, soul-crushing mediocrity.
*Data last collected: 6 Sept 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
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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
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
12
Answer Rate
25%
Acceptance Rate
25%
Growth
+500%
Recent Questions
Why does Terraform return โProvider configuration not presentโ when using workspaces?
Unanswered49 views
amazon-web-servicesterraforminfrastructure-as-code
Terraform Error creating Lambda: operation error Lambda: GetFunction, https response error StatusCode: 0, RequestID: , request send failed, Get
Unanswered42 views
amazon-web-servicesaws-lambdaterraform
Terraform GKE: Cluster recreates when updating node pool if default node pool service account is referenced dynamically
Unanswered39 views
google-cloud-platformterraformgoogle-kubernetes-engine
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
70,438
Subscribers
16
Active Users
Activity Metrics
68
Posts
8.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+16.7%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI built a VS Code extension that caught a $140,000/year AWS mistake in my Terraform config
r/Terraform21 days ago
225(90%)49
Terraform v1.13.0 is out today, see link for changes
r/Terraform29 days ago
46(89%)19
What's your handoff between terraform and k8s?
r/Terraform1 months ago
26(100%)28
Using open source Terraform vs writing your own
r/Terraform15 days ago
24(96%)29
Mobile swipable HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) cheat sheet
r/Terraform18 days ago
19(86%)2
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
20,655๐ฎ๐ณIndia
5,231๐ซ๐ทFrance
2,516๐ฉ๐ชGermany
2,212๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
2,165๐จ๐ฆCanada
1,514Market Summary
34,293
Total Jobs
๐ข
2,132
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
57
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points11.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Terraform MCP Server
4 months ago
10521
Red Hat Ansible and HashiCorp Terraform Will Be Coming Together
3 months ago
3812
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Terraform content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
15
Videos
29.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+40.0%
Average Engagement
1.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Terraform:
Abz On Cloud 9
Hobby Channel
DevOps with Flavius
Hobby Channel
VirtualizationHowto
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Automate Your Home Lab with Terraform, Packer, Ansible & GitLab CI/CD (2025 Tutorial)
VirtualizationHowto
1 months ago
50514
1 months ago
555
![Hashicorp Terraform [Full Course]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RyX5KG56wcM/mqdefault.jpg)
1 months ago
4914
Essential Terraform Functions You Must Know
DevOps with Flavius
1 months ago
62
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 6 Sept 2025 | 34.0% |
| 23 Aug 2025 | 52.2% |
| 9 Aug 2025 | 31.3% |
| 27 Jul 2025 | 40.8% |
| 13 Jul 2025 | 30.6% |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 41.3% |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 43.4% |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 37.8% |
| 10 May 2025 | 37.1% |
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