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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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๐Ÿ”ฌComponent 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

โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position

Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
โœจ
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%
In the last 30 days

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏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

๐Ÿ’ผ Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.

Global Job Distribution

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States
20,655
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia
5,231
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance
2,516
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany
2,212
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom
2,165
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada
1,514

Market Summary

34,293
Total Jobs
๐Ÿข
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.

๐Ÿ”ธ 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
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

โ–ถ๏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
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

๐Ÿ“ˆHistorical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
6 Sept 202534.0%
23 Aug 202552.2%
9 Aug 202531.3%
27 Jul 202540.8%
13 Jul 202530.6%
29 Jun 202541.3%
16 Jun 202543.4%
2 Jun 202537.8%
10 May 202537.1%

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