Is Elixir dead?
Deaditude Score:
61.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> If you touch this, wear gloves.
*Data last collected: 8 May 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component 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
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
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
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
38,798
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
59
Posts
21.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-25.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysremoteoss/dexter: A fast, full-featured Elixir LSP optimized for large codebases.
r/elixir1 months ago
87(96%)18
How I use Elixir to power the backend of a Massively Multiplayer Online Game!
r/elixir28 days ago
85(97%)7
LiveDebugger v1.0.0
r/elixir16 days ago
66(99%)6
Remote Elixir salaries, March-April 2026 edition
r/elixir15 days ago
65(100%)7
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sustainable
Resume with Elixir skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
663🇮🇳India
60🇫🇷France
43🇬🇧United Kingdom
36🇨🇦Canada
26🇩🇪Germany
19Market Summary
847
Total Jobs
🏢
4,398
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.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
Elixir gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
93
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points25.2
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Show HN: Jido 2.0, Elixir Agent Framework
2 months ago
32365
Oban, the job processing framework from Elixir, has come to Python
3 months ago
272105
Bridging Elixir and Python with Oban
2 months ago
13754
Building a Blog with Elixir and Phoenix
1 months ago
10813
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Elixir.
Content Metrics
10
Videos
4.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
421.2
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Elixir:
Hashrocket
Hobby Channel
Tracey Onim
Small Creator
ElixirConf
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
340
Efficiency Gap: Why #Elixir Outruns #AI Coding Agents
BEAM There, Done That
1 months ago
280
Building an Exception Tracker for Elixir Applications - Gonzalo Rodriguez | ElixirConf US 2025
ElixirConf
1 months ago
150
1 months ago
40
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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