Is elm dead?
Deaditude Score:
66.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Updates come slower than the next Half-Life.
*Data last collected: 13 Jun 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
Is showing significant decline with reduced development activity, community engagement, and new adoption.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
🏥
2012
GitHub Pulse
Abandoned
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
7,645
total stars
Forks
662
total forks
Open PRs
317
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Haskell95.1%
Elm3.5%
NSIS0.5%
JavaScript0.3%
Shell0.2%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
2
Answer Rate
50%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
11,003
Subscribers
11
Active Users
Activity Metrics
14
Posts
8.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+133.3%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysStarting Small with Elm: A Widget Approach
r/elm11 days ago
22(97%)0
Using wrapped types in Elm is so much fun!
r/elm5 days ago
20(100%)1
What have you learned about hiring or working with Elm devs?
r/elm4 days ago
16(100%)20
A Use Case for Port Boundaries in Frontend Development
r/elm26 days ago
13(89%)4
Lazy L-System generation
r/elm26 days ago
12(93%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
elm jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
2,140🇬🇧United Kingdom
234🇩🇪Germany
184🇫🇷France
74🇮🇳India
41🇨🇦Canada
20Market Summary
2,693
Total Jobs
🏢
5,375
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.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
elm gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points32.3
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Why I'm leaving Elm (2020)
3 months ago
10087
Elm Test Distributions
1 months ago
3815
Introduce the Elm Architecture to MoonBit
1 months ago
60
Introduce the Elm Architecture to MoonBit
26 days ago
40
Why I Hope I Get to Write a Lot of Elm Code in 2025
3 months ago
30
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about elm.
Content Metrics
3
Videos
501
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%
Average Engagement
167
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering elm:
Code Sync
Hobby Channel
Awesome JavaScript TV
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
171
What is Elm and why use it?
Awesome JavaScript TV
15 days ago
00
Elm syntax basics
Awesome JavaScript TV
15 days 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 |
|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | 66.5% |
| 31 May 2025 | 76.8% |
| 10 May 2025 | 81.2% |
| 4 May 2025 | 79.8% |
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