Is JavaScript dead?
Deaditude Score:
31.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The official technology of 'it pays the bills'.
*Data last collected: 22 Aug 2025, 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
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
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
391
Answer Rate
43%
Acceptance Rate
25%
Growth
+17%
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
2,407,595
Subscribers
76
Active Users
Activity Metrics
174
Posts
8.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-9.0%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI built the worlds fastest VIN decoder
r/javascript23 days ago
178(94%)38
jQuery 4.0.0 Release Candidate 1
r/javascript16 days ago
152(92%)56
[AskJS] Rejected by ATS for โno JavaScript experienceโ despite 10+ years in TypeScript
r/javascript15 days ago
126(91%)67
es-toolkit, a drop-in replacement for Lodash, achieves 100% compatibility
r/javascript1 months ago
113(93%)15
The many, many, many JavaScript runtimes of the last decade
r/javascript1 months ago
110(97%)19
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
34,232๐ฎ๐ณIndia
22,804๐ฉ๐ชGermany
5,266๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
4,420๐ซ๐ทFrance
3,414๐จ๐ฆCanada
3,339Market Summary
73,475
Total Jobs
๐ข
360,705
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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about JavaScript, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
513
Posts
Community Interest
Average points18.4
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
JavaScript Trademark Update
2 months ago
890355
New Date("wtf") โ How well do you know JavaScript's Date class?
1 months ago
409236
JavaScript's New Superpower: Explicit Resource Management
3 months ago
329234
Vanilla JavaScript support for Tailwind Plus
1 months ago
304191
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried JavaScript content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
13
Videos
941.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-66.7%
Average Engagement
72.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering JavaScript:
GeeksforGeeks
Growing Channel
Sheryians Coding School
YouTube Royalty
The Royal Coding (Let's Code like Royalty)
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
JavaScript Full Course | JavaScript - Learn Everything | Sheryians Coding School
Sheryians Coding School
2 months ago
14.1K1.7K
Part 2 โ Master JavaScript & Become a Real Developer | Full Course
Sheryians Coding School
1 months ago
5.0K1.2K
React Tutorial Full Course (React 19, 2025)
SuperSimpleDev
1 months ago
5.2K601
JavaScript explained in just 7 Minutes!
GeeksforGeeks
2 months ago
3.9K131
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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