Is Terraform dead?
Deaditude Score:
37.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Reliable enough to build your career on. Dull enough to question that choice.
*Data last collected: 10 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
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Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
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Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
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Job offering
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Companies adoption
Still Thriving
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Hacker News Hype
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⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2014
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
45,150
total stars
Forks
9,854
total forks
Open PRs
1,822
open pull requests
Recent Commits
43
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Go90.3%
MDX9.3%
HCL0.2%
Shell0.1%
Makefile0.0%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
48
Answer Rate
50%
Acceptance Rate
40%
Growth
+7%
Recent Questions
count value depends on resource attributes that cannot be determined until apply in module
Unanswered34 views
amazon-web-servicesterraform
Why there is a provider input option for TerraformTaskV3
Unanswered16 views
azure-devopsterraformterraform-provider-azure
Conditional lifecycle.ignore_changes for Secrets in Container Apps
Unanswered15 views
terraformterraform-provider-azureazure-container-apps
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
65,566
Subscribers
25
Active Users
Activity Metrics
97
Posts
8.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-7.7%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
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💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
20,637🇮🇳India
7,176🇫🇷France
2,863🇬🇧United Kingdom
2,383🇩🇪Germany
2,223🇨🇦Canada
1,594Market Summary
36,876
Total Jobs
🏢
2,117
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.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Terraform, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
61
Posts
Last mentioned 4 days ago
Community Interest
Average points13.2
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Show HN: Terraform Provider for Inexpensive Switches
3 months ago
9013
Terraform Config Root Setups
3 months ago
6252
Ignoring unwanted Terraform attribute changes
1 months ago
3611
Show HN: Anyshift.io – Terraform "Superplan"
3 months ago
3542
Using Terraform Workspace for AWS multi account architectures
3 months ago
3020
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered Terraform generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
21
Videos
97.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+83.3%
Average Engagement
4.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Terraform:
Jama's Tech Talks
Hobby Channel
Yogesh Techlog
Hobby Channel
TrainWithShubham
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
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2 months ago
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"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
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