Is JavaScript dead?
Deaditude Score:
40.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Your boss loves it. That should tell you everything.
*Data last collected: 5 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
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
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
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
194
Answer Rate
50%
Acceptance Rate
25%
Growth
-21%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
2,419,185
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
159
Posts
10.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-32.3%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
3 mentions of migrating away from JavaScript detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysGraphQL: the enterprise honeymoon is over
r/javascript25 days ago
138(86%)59
I built a real-time ASCII camera in the browser (60 FPS, Canvas, TypeScript)
r/javascript25 days ago
126(93%)48
TIL the Web Speech API exists and it’s way more useful than I expected
r/javascript23 days ago
118(94%)27
Fabrice Bellard Releases MicroQuickJS
r/javascript16 days ago
100(96%)8
Fellow humans, it is 2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00.
r/javascript7 days ago
90(92%)2
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
40,327🇮🇳India
20,810🇩🇪Germany
4,448🇬🇧United Kingdom
3,755🇫🇷France
3,169🇨🇦Canada
2,952Market Summary
75,461
Total Jobs
🏢
419,441
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
506
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
Yt-dlp: External JavaScript runtime now required for full YouTube support
1 months ago
1106628
Replacing JavaScript with Just HTML
11 days ago
746285
It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)
1 months ago
720367
Help us raise $200k to free JavaScript from Oracle
3 months ago
714345
You can make PS2 games in JavaScript
1 months ago
32077
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
JavaScript content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
27
Videos
563.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
20.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering JavaScript:
JavaScript Mastery
Major Creator
MECH TECH BRO
Hobby Channel
TechiesReign Skills Academy
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Build AI Agents with n8n | Complete Beginner’s Automation Course 2025
JavaScript Mastery
2 months ago
3.4K238
1 months ago
1.1K44
1 months ago
2411
JavaScript Tutorial for Beginners Part 1
MECH TECH BRO
2 months ago
160
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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