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Is Electron dead?

Deaditude Score:

28.9%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Like a well-maintained highway. Essential, reliable, and no one's excited about it.
*Data last collected: 10 Jun 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

Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
๐Ÿš€
2013

GitHub Pulse

Stable

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
117,073
total stars
Forks
16,120
total forks
Open PRs
759
open pull requests
Recent Commits
91
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Growing
trend assessment

Language Distribution

C++56.7%
TypeScript32.6%
Objective-C++5.8%
JavaScript2.1%
Python1.9%

Stack Overflow Analysis

Active Support

Question Metrics

Total Questions
25
Answer Rate
16%
Acceptance Rate
12%
Growth
+67%
In the last 30 days

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void

Community Size

11,338
Subscribers
13
Active Users

Activity Metrics

60
Posts
5.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-51.7%
Significant drop

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

๐Ÿ’ผ Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Electron devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.

Global Job Distribution

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States
403,028
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance
45,051
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom
17,764
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia
10,921
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada
10,307
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany
117

Market Summary

487,188
Total Jobs
๐Ÿข
8,500
Companies Using It
Big tech's favorite toy. Even your local coffee shop probably uses it.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

Electron 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

HN Darling

Electron gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.

Mentions

409
Posts

Community Interest

Average points30.4
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

โ–ถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage

Some Content

YouTubers discovered Electron generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.

Content Metrics

10
Videos
630.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+66.7%

Average Engagement

63.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Electron:
Jack Northrup
Hobby Channel
David Ondrej
Major Creator
Arun Datt Kaushik
Hobby Channel
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

๐Ÿ“ˆHistorical Score Timeline

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DateScore
10 Jun 202528.9%
28 May 202529.4%

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