1. Executive Summary
71.0%Dead
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "A textbook example of the sunk cost fallacy in software engineering." |
| Classification | tool |
| Age | 16 years (est. 2010) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of Vagrant. The deaditude score is heavily influenced by the components listed below.
D =fage × ∑i=1nWbase,i · qi∑ Wbase,j · qjCi
Where Ci ∈ {GH, SO, RE, HN, YT, JB}
Figure 1: Existential Footprint
Radar analysis mapping the six distinct vectors of existential threat.
Figure 2: Historical Deaditude Evolution
Expected Extinction Date (Approximation): April 2028
Chronological evolution of existential threat.
2. Clinical Analysis
2.1 Diagnostic Metrics
The following objective indicators have been collected to determine the existential status of this technology:
Codebase Vitality (GitHub)
- Stars: 27,210
- Forks: 4,393
- Open Issues: 673
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 2
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 500
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 1
- Answered Ratio: 100.0%
- Accepted Ratio: 0.0%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 0.0%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 17
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 10
- Average Views: 443.8
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 0
- Average Upvotes: 0.0
- Trend Direction: insufficient_data
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 99
- Average Points: 22.5
- Days Since Last Post: 0
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 2,827
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 262
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 10/3/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | Build a 3-Node Kubernetes Cluster with Kubeadm | Vagrant + VirtualBox + CKA Channel: Cloud Guru | 202 |
 | Vagrant + Ubuntu: Criando um Servidor Linux do Zero 🚀 Channel: DeltaOps | 169 |
 | 11.17 Master SSH Remote Command Execution | DevOps Channel: CSE Gawd | 361 |
 | Simulando um Ambiente de Produção (PRD) com Vagrant | DevOps na Prática Channel: DeltaOps | 68 |
 | Vagrant Provision: Automatize a Configuração do seu Servidor Linux 🚀 Channel: DeltaOps | 37 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ditching Vagrant: VMs with KVM and Virsh on Debian | 101 | 45 |
| Vagrant is approaching EOL. No more "Docker for VMs" | 19 | 8 |
| Deprecation of HCP Vagrant | 3 | 1 |
| Ditching Vagrant | 2 | 0 |
| Vagrant-tart: Vagrant plugin for Tart; run macOS VMs on M-series using Vagrant | 1 | 0 |
Appendix D: StackOverflow Pleas for Help
| Question Title | Views | Status |
|---|---|---|
| How to get a VMs configured provider from inside a Vagrantfile | 81 | Answered (1 ans) |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 10/3/2026 | 71.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/19/2026 | 71.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/5/2026 | 80.1% | Certified Zombie |
| 8/21/2026 | 80.0% | Certified Zombie |
| 8/7/2026 | 74.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/24/2026 | 76.2% | Certified Zombie |
| 7/10/2026 | 72.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/30/2026 | 85.7% | Dead |
| 6/16/2026 | 76.2% | Certified Zombie |
| 6/2/2026 | 73.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/20/2026 | 73.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/6/2026 | 73.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/22/2026 | 78.5% | Certified Zombie |
| 4/9/2026 | 78.0% | Certified Zombie |
| 3/26/2026 | 67.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/12/2026 | 75.9% | Certified Zombie |
| 2/27/2026 | 82.5% | Certified Zombie |
| 2/13/2026 | 69.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/30/2026 | 77.9% | Certified Zombie |
| 1/17/2026 | 79.8% | Certified Zombie |
| 1/3/2026 | 79.3% | Certified Zombie |
| 12/20/2025 | 73.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/7/2025 | 82.9% | Certified Zombie |
| 11/23/2025 | 77.4% | Certified Zombie |
| 11/9/2025 | 68.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 10/28/2025 | 80.9% | Certified Zombie |
| 10/14/2025 | 83.4% | Certified Zombie |
| 9/30/2025 | 72.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/17/2025 | 72.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/3/2025 | 71.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/20/2025 | 71.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/7/2025 | 83.1% | Certified Zombie |
| 7/24/2025 | 83.4% | Certified Zombie |
| 7/10/2025 | 69.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/27/2025 | 62.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/13/2025 | 71.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/30/2025 | 65.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/10/2025 | 62.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/4/2025 | 65.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/3/2025 | 70.5% | Dying Slowly |