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Is Elixir dead?

Deaditude Score:

57.3%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Used by exactly three companies and one confused intern.
*Data last collected: 13 Jul 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component 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

⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position

Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.

INNOVATION
PEAK
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
2
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

35,504
Subscribers
15
Active Users

Activity Metrics

62
Posts
30.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-26.3%
Losing steam

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

💼 Job Market Pulse

Sparse

Resume with Elixir skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
199
🇮🇳India
61
🇫🇷France
41
🇬🇧United Kingdom
36
🇨🇦Canada
32
🇩🇪Germany
29

Market Summary

398
Total Jobs
🏢
3,673
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

71
Posts
Last mentioned 4 days ago

Community Interest

Average points34.1
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Fading Away

YouTube algorithm buried Elixir content deeper than archaeological discoveries.

Content Metrics

13
Videos
17.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-42.9%

Average Engagement

1.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Elixir:
Code Sync
Hobby Channel
SmartLogic
Hobby Channel
Software Unscripted Podcast
Small Creator
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
13 Jul 202557.3%
29 Jun 202546.9%
15 Jun 202540.8%
2 Jun 202543.8%
10 May 202546.7%

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