Is Elixir dead?
Deaditude Score:
60.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Run, don't walk, away from this.
*Data last collected: 5 Jun 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โ ๏ธ
2011
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
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
1
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
39,039
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
49
Posts
27.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-21.1%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysElixir v1.20 released: now a gradually typed language
r/elixir11 days ago
224(100%)9
Hologram v0.9: Realtime and More
r/elixir18 days ago
98(99%)18
Erlang/OTP 29.0
r/elixir1 months ago
74(99%)4
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Sustainable
Resume with Elixir skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
544๐ฎ๐ณIndia
52๐ซ๐ทFrance
33๐จ๐ฆCanada
30๐ฉ๐ชGermany
24๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
22Market Summary
705
Total Jobs
๐ข
4,189
Companies Using It
Major players still rely on this. Job security... for now.
Reality Check
Career Life Support
Elixir isn't dead, but maybe start a side project with something trendier.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
Elixir gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
97
Posts
Community Interest
Average points25.9
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Elixir v1.20: Now a gradually typed language
12 days ago
984403
Show HN: Jido 2.0, Elixir Agent Framework
3 months ago
32365
Bridging Elixir and Python with Oban
3 months ago
13754
Building a Blog with Elixir and Phoenix
2 months ago
10813
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Elixir.
Content Metrics
13
Videos
3.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
256.7
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Elixir:
Tracey Onim
Hobby Channel
Nerves Meetup EU
Hobby Channel
Fadi Hussain
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
I Make This Every Morning for Belly Fat Loss
Fadi Hussain
1 months ago
5530
1 months ago
200
Testing LiveView - Testing Rendering
German Velasco
1 months ago
22
2 months ago
82
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2026 | 60.0% |
| 22 May 2026 | 57.2% |
| 8 May 2026 | 61.9% |
| 25 Apr 2026 | 57.5% |
| 11 Apr 2026 | 47.9% |
| 28 Mar 2026 | 51.3% |
| 15 Mar 2026 | 56.2% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 56.9% |
| 15 Feb 2026 | 41.5% |
| 2 Feb 2026 | 59.0% |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 59.2% |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 60.0% |
| 23 Dec 2025 | 61.6% |
| 9 Dec 2025 | 58.3% |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 45.3% |
| 12 Nov 2025 | 58.8% |
| 30 Oct 2025 | 55.1% |
| 16 Oct 2025 | 50.8% |
| 3 Oct 2025 | 51.9% |
| 19 Sept 2025 | 55.2% |
| 5 Sept 2025 | 49.2% |
| 23 Aug 2025 | 46.2% |
| 9 Aug 2025 | 47.6% |
| 26 Jul 2025 | 46.9% |
| 13 Jul 2025 | 57.3% |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 46.9% |
| 15 Jun 2025 | 40.8% |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 43.8% |
| 10 May 2025 | 46.7% |
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