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Is JavaScript dead?

Deaditude Score:

24.5%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Yep, people still pretend this is the future.
*Data last collected: 18 Jan 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
PEAK
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
212
Answer Rate
50%
Acceptance Rate
25%
Growth
+160%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

2,420,955
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

167
Posts
12.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+43.5%
Strong momentum

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨

Migration Alert

2 mentions of migrating away from JavaScript detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
34,552
🇮🇳India
21,360
🇩🇪Germany
4,265
🇬🇧United Kingdom
4,061
🇨🇦Canada
3,281
🇫🇷France
3,097

Market Summary

70,616
Total Jobs
🏢
426,255
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

519
Posts

Community Interest

Average points18.5
Minimal traction

HN Verdict

The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Some Content

JavaScript content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.

Content Metrics

44
Videos
1.4M
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-7.1%

Average Engagement

32.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering JavaScript:
JavaScript Mastery
Major Creator
course for fresher
Hobby Channel
Coder Coder
Growing Channel
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
18 Jan 202624.5%
5 Jan 202640.5%
22 Dec 202529.3%
8 Dec 202533.0%
25 Nov 202518.3%
11 Nov 202525.6%
29 Oct 202522.4%
16 Oct 202521.8%
2 Oct 202523.3%
18 Sept 202525.2%
5 Sept 202528.9%
22 Aug 202531.4%
8 Aug 202525.8%
26 Jul 202526.1%
12 Jul 202518.1%
28 Jun 202549.8%
15 Jun 202556.5%
1 Jun 202541.9%
10 May 202544.3%

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