Is elm dead?
Deaditude Score:
67.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Might be revived by a course on Udemy for $12.99.
*Data last collected: 17 Jan 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
11,137
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
6
Posts
18.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+100.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysEvan Czaplicki: How to Grow More Functional Programmers [Scala Days 2025 Keynote]
r/elm19 days ago
36(97%)12
Announcing dwayne/elm2nix
r/elm12 days ago
20(89%)2
Elm on the Backend with Node.js: An Experiment in Opaque Values
r/elm1 months ago
16(95%)1
Removing unused parameters, and then some
r/elm20 days ago
16(100%)2
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
elm jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
2,120๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
183๐ฉ๐ชGermany
175๐ฎ๐ณIndia
60๐จ๐ฆCanada
47๐ซ๐ทFrance
38Market Summary
2,623
Total Jobs
๐ข
6,613
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 points33.1
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
The Elm Architecture
2 months ago
30
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Crickets
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about elm.
Content Metrics
8
Videos
2.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
293
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering elm:
Ryan Haskell
YouTube Royalty
Aardling
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Advent of Elm 2025: Day 1
Ryan Haskell
1 months ago
351
Advent of Elm 2025: Day 2
Ryan Haskell
1 months ago
110
Advent of Elm 2025: Day 5
Ryan Haskell
1 months ago
81
Advent of Elm 2025: Day 4
Ryan Haskell
1 months ago
70
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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