Is Elixir dead?
Deaditude Score:
56.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You can use it, sure. Just don't expect anyone to help you.
*Data last collected: 15 Mar 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
1
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
38,347
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
74
Posts
26.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-31.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysThe First Release Candidate (Expert Language Server)
r/elixir1 months ago
136(100%)10
Jido 2.0 Now available
r/elixir21 days ago
87(96%)30
NetRunner — safe OS process execution for Elixir: zero zombies, backpressure, PTY, cgroups
r/elixir26 days ago
84(95%)4
Elixir - Phoenix Web + API + LiveView Learning Hub - OpenSource By Team Algorisys
r/elixir23 days ago
76(99%)13
Elixir and the BEAM: the stack that was ready for AI
r/elixir18 days ago
72(89%)2
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sustainable
Resume with Elixir skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
526🇮🇳India
69🇫🇷France
53🇬🇧United Kingdom
48🇩🇪Germany
31🇨🇦Canada
25Market Summary
752
Total Jobs
🏢
4,236
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
Still Relevant
Elixir gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
90
Posts
Community Interest
Average points24.1
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
21 days ago
32366
Oban, the job processing framework from Elixir, has come to Python
1 months ago
272105
Bridging Elixir and Python with Oban
1 months ago
13754
150k lines of vibe coded Elixir: The good, the bad and the ugly
2 months ago
9781
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Elixir content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
15
Videos
263.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-40.0%
Average Engagement
17.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Elixir:
Simple Terminal
Hobby Channel
Uplatz
Hobby Channel
ElixirConf
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
680
2 months ago
160
Semantic Search in Elixir with pgvector and ReqLLM
Simple Terminal
2 months ago
130
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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