Is elm dead?
Deaditude Score:
66.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Used by exactly three companies and one confused intern.
*Data last collected: 6 May 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
The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over
Community Size
11,301
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
2
Posts
23.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
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0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysNew Elm tools (elm-ast, elm-assist, elm-codegen) written in Rust
r/elm19 days ago
41(96%)16
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
elm jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
2,092๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
232๐ฉ๐ชGermany
117๐ฎ๐ณIndia
53๐ซ๐ทFrance
39๐จ๐ฆCanada
25Market Summary
2,558
Total Jobs
๐ข
6,977
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 points40.4
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
1 months ago
18389
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried elm content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
4
Videos
103.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%
Average Engagement
25.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering elm:
Bonsai Zen PL
Hobby Channel
Martin Janiczek
Hobby Channel
HBA Services
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Learn 85% of NotebookLM in 10 Minutes | Notebook LM Tutorial 2026 ุงุฑุฏู / เคนเคฟเคเคฆเฅ
HBA Services
1 months ago
3.6K90
2 months ago
177
CRT + ESP32 + Elm
Martin Janiczek
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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