Is elm dead?
Deaditude Score:
66.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> This is a rite of passage. For suffering.
*Data last collected: 16 Jun 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Is showing significant decline with reduced development activity, community engagement, and new adoption.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
๐ฅ
2012
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%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
11,357
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
6
Posts
27.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-66.7%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Cautious Optimism
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysIf You're Running Claude Code, PLEASE Run It in a Box ยท cekrem.github.io
r/elm1 months ago
54(94%)2
Native Elm (the real kind this time) ยท cekrem.github.io
r/elm16 days ago
42(96%)4
The Tacit Dimension: Why Your Best Engineers Can't Tell You What They Know
r/elm1 months ago
24(96%)0
Explaining Functional Programming to Non-Programmers (It's Just Excel) ยท cekrem.github.io
r/elm11 days ago
18(96%)0
Elm Town 90 โ Wonder: Contorting yourself with Ari Schlesinger
r/elm1 months ago
15(100%)0
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
elm jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
2,133๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
233๐ฉ๐ชGermany
114๐ซ๐ทFrance
53๐ฎ๐ณIndia
47๐จ๐ฆCanada
16Market Summary
2,596
Total Jobs
๐ข
7,065
Companies Using It
Big tech's favorite toy. Even your local coffee shop probably uses it.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
elm is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
elm gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points34.8
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Sky โ an Elm-inspired language that compiles to Go
2 months ago
18389
Greg Hyman, Co-Creator of Tickle Me Elmo, Dies at 78
1 months ago
21
Show HN: Elmo (Open Source AEO)
1 months ago
20
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Crickets
elm videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
1
Videos
45
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
45
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering elm:
Cardano Community
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Road to v1.0 for elm-cardano | Developers Office Hour
Cardano Community
NaN years ago
90
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2026 | 66.1% |
| 3 Jun 2026 | 62.3% |
| 20 May 2026 | 52.2% |
| 6 May 2026 | 66.3% |
| 23 Apr 2026 | 60.0% |
| 9 Apr 2026 | 54.7% |
| 26 Mar 2026 | 53.7% |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 70.7% |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 66.6% |
| 13 Feb 2026 | 68.4% |
| 31 Jan 2026 | 70.3% |
| 17 Jan 2026 | 67.3% |
| 3 Jan 2026 | 60.2% |
| 21 Dec 2025 | 58.6% |
| 7 Dec 2025 | 63.0% |
| 23 Nov 2025 | 77.2% |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 76.3% |
| 28 Oct 2025 | 78.6% |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 67.2% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 63.6% |
| 17 Sept 2025 | 66.0% |
| 3 Sept 2025 | 73.8% |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 59.5% |
| 7 Aug 2025 | 69.1% |
| 24 Jul 2025 | 70.9% |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 71.3% |
| 27 Jun 2025 | 69.6% |
| 13 Jun 2025 | 66.5% |
| 31 May 2025 | 76.8% |
| 10 May 2025 | 81.2% |
| 4 May 2025 | 79.8% |
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