Is Elixir dead?
Deaditude Score:
45.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> A technological plateau of pure, undiluted adequacy.
*Data last collected: 25 Nov 2025, 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
1
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
37,028
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
102
Posts
26.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-3.0%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI've been using Elixir and Godot to build an MMORPG!
r/elixir1 months ago
345(99%)60
I am falling in love with elixir / liveview
r/elixir11 days ago
120(89%)15
Elixir → JavaScript Porting Initiative
r/elixir16 days ago
101(98%)5
Who's hiring, November, 2025
r/elixir28 days ago
88(99%)7
I miss when training/tutorial books where all you needed
r/elixir24 days ago
74(87%)15
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sparse
Resume with Elixir skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
199🇮🇳India
78🇨🇦Canada
45🇫🇷France
37🇬🇧United Kingdom
34🇩🇪Germany
29Market Summary
422
Total Jobs
🏢
4,248
Companies Using It
Major players still rely on this. Job security... for now.
Reality Check
Career Suicide Watch
Time to update your LinkedIn. And by "update" we mean "remove {tech.name} entirely"
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
Elixir gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
94
Posts
Community Interest
Average points20.9
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Elixir 1.19
1 months ago
385145
Why I Chose Elixir Phoenix over Rails, Laravel, and Next.js
1 months ago
272260
Expert: LSP for Elixir
3 months ago
24145
Show HN: WeUseElixir - Elixir project directory
2 months ago
21360
Run Erlang/Elixir on Microcontrollers and Embedded Linux
3 months ago
20653
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
Elixir content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
30
Videos
203.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+50.0%
Average Engagement
6.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Elixir:
Server Port 3000
Small Creator
Elixir Speedruns
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
![Master Ash Framework [Ep. 1]: Project setup & User Authentication](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zIS-vUqrxtk/mqdefault.jpg)
1 months ago
14733
1 months ago
6910
![6. [Finale] Invalidating JWT & Logout | Elixir & Phoenix REST API with JWT Auth](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K3SPAVEeqqY/mqdefault.jpg)
1 months ago
11
3. Ecto Schema & Register User | Elixir & Phoenix REST API with JWT Auth | Functional Programming
Server Port 3000
2 months ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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