1. Executive Summary
68.9%Dead
▲ Worsening (+9.2% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "It's basically held together by duct tape, bash scripts, and pure hope." |
| Classification | language |
| Age | 14 years (est. 2012) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of elm. The deaditude score is heavily influenced by the components listed below.
D =fage × ∑i=1nWbase,i · qi∑ Wbase,j · qjCi
Where Ci ∈ {GH, SO, RE, HN, YT, JB}
Figure 1: Existential Footprint
Radar analysis mapping the six distinct vectors of existential threat.
Figure 2: Historical Deaditude Evolution
Expected Extinction Date (Approximation): Immortal / Stable
Chronological evolution of existential threat.
2. Clinical Analysis
2.1 Diagnostic Metrics
The following objective indicators have been collected to determine the existential status of this technology:
Codebase Vitality (GitHub)
- Stars: 7,863
- Forks: 688
- Open Issues: 278
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 1
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 88
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 0
- Answered Ratio: 0.0%
- Accepted Ratio: 0.0%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 0.0%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 0
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 3
- Average Views: 7,776
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 4
- Average Upvotes: 19.8
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 1,000
- Average Points: 41.1
- Days Since Last Post: 0
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 7,519
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 2,744
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 8/7/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | Road to v1.0 for elm-cardano | Developers Office Hour Channel: Cardano Community | 78 |
 | Tự học IELTS Reading Ngày 4 Return of the elm Channel: Tự Học IELTS | 641 |
 | functional programming is just better Channel: bashbunni | 22609 |
Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs
| Post Title | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Introducing Tiny Interpreters: Learn How Programming Languages Work Without Fighting the Dragon | 35 | 3 |
| Learning examples of elm idiomatic style | 19 | 4 |
| CONST: The Structure of a Tiny Interpreter in Elm | 16 | 0 |
| Ball Fall - a game for GMTK Game Jam 2026 | 9 | 0 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Road to Elm 1.0 | 350 | 183 |
| The front end framework for correctness: built on Effect, architected like Elm | 94 | 50 |
| The deadly experiment that could save the American elm | 8 | 0 |
| The Elm Architecture, Without Elm | 5 | 0 |
| The Draft Is Done. Now I Need Reviewers and Feedback (Elm Language) | 5 | 0 |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 8/7/2026 | 68.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/24/2026 | 59.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/10/2026 | 61.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/30/2026 | 57.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/16/2026 | 66.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/3/2026 | 62.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/20/2026 | 52.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/6/2026 | 66.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/23/2026 | 60.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/9/2026 | 54.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/26/2026 | 53.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/13/2026 | 70.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 2/27/2026 | 66.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 2/13/2026 | 68.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/31/2026 | 70.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/17/2026 | 67.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/3/2026 | 60.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/21/2025 | 58.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/7/2025 | 63.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 11/23/2025 | 77.2% | Certified Zombie |
| 11/10/2025 | 76.3% | Certified Zombie |
| 10/28/2025 | 78.6% | Certified Zombie |
| 10/14/2025 | 67.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 10/1/2025 | 63.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/17/2025 | 66.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/3/2025 | 73.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/21/2025 | 59.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/7/2025 | 69.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/24/2025 | 70.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/11/2025 | 71.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/27/2025 | 69.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/13/2025 | 66.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/31/2025 | 76.8% | Certified Zombie |
| 5/10/2025 | 81.2% | Certified Zombie |
| 5/4/2025 | 79.8% | Certified Zombie |