Is elm dead?
Deaditude Score:
81.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Beloved by people who hate themselves.
*Data last collected: 10 May 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 entered obsolescence - it's being actively replaced and finding minimal development or community support.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
💀
2012
GitHub Pulse
Abandoned
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
7,633
total stars
Forks
659
total forks
Open PRs
316
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
0
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
10,991
Subscribers
12
Active Users
Activity Metrics
14
Posts
14.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-80.0%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysGoTutor | Online Go Debugger & Visualizer built with Elm
r/elm22 days ago
28(97%)2
Elm Town 83 – Wonder: Meeting people where they are with Ryan Haskell
r/elm28 days ago
26(100%)0
Communicating in Types • Kris Jenkins
r/elm20 days ago
25(100%)0
Liikennematto alpha 3, the wave function collapse preview, out now! [town builder/simulation game in Elm]
r/elm28 days ago
22(97%)1
Beyond Html.Lazy's argument limit
r/elm19 days ago
20(100%)4
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
elm jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
2,224🇫🇷France
262🇬🇧United Kingdom
209🇩🇪Germany
148🇮🇳India
42🇨🇦Canada
25Market Summary
2,910
Total Jobs
🏢
4,499
Companies Using It
Major players still rely on this. Job security... for now.
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 points38.9
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)
2 months ago
10087
Elm Test Distributions
14 days ago
3815
Introduce the Elm Architecture to MoonBit
28 days ago
60
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Crickets
YouTube algorithm buried elm content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
3
Videos
9.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%
Average Engagement
3.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering elm:
The Haskell Foundation
Hobby Channel
GOTO Conferences
Small Creator
Polyglot Software Association
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
25839
Marcelo Lazaroni - The Elm Architecture in Haskell (HaskellX 2019 Lightning Talk)
The Haskell Foundation
1 months ago
00
Courageous and Delightful Development with Elm - Vancouver Haskell Meetup July 2016
Polyglot Software Association
1 months 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 |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2025 | 81.2% |
| 4 May 2025 | 79.8% |
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