Is Elixir dead?
Deaditude Score:
55.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The docs exist. On GeoCities.
*Data last collected: 30 Oct 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
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
36,681
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
72
Posts
31.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+19.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysElixir v1.19 released: enhanced type checking, broader type inference, and up to 4x faster compilation for large projects
r/elixir15 days ago
204(100%)22
I've been using Elixir and Godot to build an MMORPG!
r/elixir1 days ago
177(100%)37
Elixir learners, meet Elixir Language Tour
r/elixir9 days ago
117(99%)9
Phoenix Creator Argues Elixir Is AI’s Best Language
r/elixir24 days ago
91(92%)20
The architecture behind 99.9999% uptime in erlang
r/elixir29 days ago
86(100%)2
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sparse
Resume with Elixir skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
175🇮🇳India
67🇬🇧United Kingdom
53🇫🇷France
39🇩🇪Germany
32🇨🇦Canada
30Market Summary
396
Total Jobs
🏢
4,135
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
HN Darling
Elixir gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
90
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points26.3
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Elixir 1.19
15 days ago
385145
Why I Chose Elixir Phoenix over Rails, Laravel, and Next.js
15 days ago
272260
Why Elixir? Common misconceptions
3 months ago
258292
Expert: LSP for Elixir
2 months ago
24145
Show HN: WeUseElixir - Elixir project directory
1 months ago
21360
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Elixir content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
15
Videos
15.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+20.0%
Average Engagement
1.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Elixir:
Code Sync
Small Creator
Montreal Elixir
Hobby Channel
FreeSWITCH
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
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Master Ash Framework [Ep. 0]: Complete SaaS Overview - Authorization, Multi-Tenancy & Stripe
Elixir Mentor
1 months ago
27475
Building Terminal Applications With Elixir - Gary Rennie | ElixirConf EU 2025 | ElixirConf EU 2025
Code Sync
1 months ago
1848
1 months ago
240
1 months ago
41
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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