Is JavaScript dead?
Deaditude Score:
24.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It's alive! Unlike your last deployment.
*Data last collected: 28 Mar 2026, 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 in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
🚀
1995
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
177
Answer Rate
61%
Acceptance Rate
19%
Growth
+80%
Recent Questions
Can I iterate over/get an iterable over multiple promises by order of their settlement?
Unanswered43 views
javascriptpromiseiteration
Trying to build a To Do list project and when trying to add list items to my project it keeps duplicating
Unanswered28 views
javascriptclass
Issue capturing response in http-proxy-middleware
Unanswered24 views
javascriptnode.jsexpress
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
2,429,615
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
198
Posts
13.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+1.6%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from JavaScript detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysVite 8 has been released
r/javascript22 days ago
203(98%)23
Petition: No AI code in Node.js Core
r/javascript14 days ago
198(75%)95
Announcing TypeScript 6.0
r/javascript11 days ago
175(94%)16
Announcing Vite+ Alpha
r/javascript21 days ago
144(96%)33
Temporal: The 9-Year Journey to Fix Time in JavaScript
r/javascript23 days ago
122(98%)40
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
27,750🇮🇳India
23,201🇩🇪Germany
3,916🇬🇧United Kingdom
3,376🇫🇷France
3,149🇨🇦Canada
2,689Market Summary
64,081
Total Jobs
🏢
441,986
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
JavaScript 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
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about JavaScript, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
582
Posts
Community Interest
Average points19.9
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Temporal: The 9-year journey to fix time in JavaScript
23 days ago
790267
Replacing JavaScript with Just HTML
3 months ago
748285
It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)
4 months ago
720367
The three pillars of JavaScript bloat
12 days ago
483277
A better streams API is possible for JavaScript
1 months ago
447157
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
JavaScript content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
24
Videos
960.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+12.5%
Average Engagement
40.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering JavaScript:
Developer
Hobby Channel
CodingLab
Hobby Channel
Code Step By Step
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Complete Backend One Shot | Beginners to Advanced | Learn Node.js, Express, MongoDB from Scratch
Sheryians Coding School
2 months ago
9.8K1.1K
Javascript tutorial in Hindi #3 Variables Explained in Depth | var, let, const Interview Questions
Code Step By Step
2 months ago
482
2 months ago
1711
2 months ago
191
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2026 | 24.4% |
| 14 Mar 2026 | 27.3% |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 27.8% |
| 15 Feb 2026 | 31.2% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 24.8% |
| 18 Jan 2026 | 24.5% |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 40.5% |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 29.3% |
| 8 Dec 2025 | 33.0% |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 18.3% |
| 11 Nov 2025 | 25.6% |
| 29 Oct 2025 | 22.4% |
| 16 Oct 2025 | 21.8% |
| 2 Oct 2025 | 23.3% |
| 18 Sept 2025 | 25.2% |
| 5 Sept 2025 | 28.9% |
| 22 Aug 2025 | 31.4% |
| 8 Aug 2025 | 25.8% |
| 26 Jul 2025 | 26.1% |
| 12 Jul 2025 | 18.1% |
| 28 Jun 2025 | 49.8% |
| 15 Jun 2025 | 56.5% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 41.9% |
| 10 May 2025 | 44.3% |
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