Is Terraform dead?
Deaditude Score:
43.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Zero drama, zero surprises, zero reasons to update your LinkedIn.
*Data last collected: 16 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
45,389
total stars
Forks
9,894
total forks
Open PRs
1,822
open pull requests
Recent Commits
91
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Go89.5%
MDX10.1%
HCL0.2%
Shell0.1%
Makefile0.0%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
25
Answer Rate
44%
Acceptance Rate
28%
Growth
+14%
Recent Questions
How to reference a former value?
Answered49 views
terraformhcl
How to get serial console output from AWS ec2 with terraform
Unanswered34 views
amazon-web-servicesterraformterraform-provider-aws
Combine multiple resource.type in filter for google_monitoring_alert_policy terraform
Unanswered31 views
firebasegoogle-cloud-platformterraform
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
67,049
Subscribers
27
Active Users
Activity Metrics
89
Posts
11.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-18.8%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
๐จ
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Terraform detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysWhere is AI still completely useless for Infrastructure as Code?
r/Terraform9 days ago
89(93%)98
Passed Terraform Associate Certification Exam Today!
r/Terraform28 days ago
87(98%)24
Built a terraform provider for Reddit
r/Terraform17 days ago
76(92%)20
Checkov vs Tfsec vs Trivy vs Terrascan?
r/Terraform24 days ago
54(97%)13
No, AI is not replacing DevOps engineers
r/Terraform26 days ago
46(65%)76
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
19,041๐ฎ๐ณIndia
5,823๐ซ๐ทFrance
3,225๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
2,832๐ฉ๐ชGermany
2,798๐จ๐ฆCanada
1,428Market Summary
35,147
Total Jobs
๐ข
2,125
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
63
Posts
Community Interest
Average points12.2
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Terraform MCP Server
1 months ago
10521
Ignoring unwanted Terraform attribute changes
2 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
20
Videos
77.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-33.3%
Average Engagement
3.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Terraform:
Anton Putra
Growing Channel
Josh Geissler
Hobby Channel
WORLD OF AWS
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Terraform Tutorial on AWS - Getting Started
Anton Putra
2 months ago
36929
1 months ago
32740
1 months ago
61
1 months ago
50
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2025 | 43.4% |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 37.8% |
| 10 May 2025 | 37.1% |
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