Is JavaScript dead?
Deaditude Score:
44.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stability guaranteed. Innovation optional.
*Data last collected: 10 May 2025, 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
Declining
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
15,293
total stars
Forks
1,325
total forks
Open PRs
337
open pull requests
Recent Commits
14
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Accelerating
trend assessment
Language Distribution
HTML99.3%
JavaScript0.6%
CSS0.1%
Shell0.0%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
400
Answer Rate
30%
Acceptance Rate
18%
Growth
+24%
Recent Questions
how to proxy an iframe
Unanswered28 views
javascripthtmliframe
HTML form action="https://httpbin.org/get" method="GET"
Unanswered22 views
javascripthtmlcss
Sziaszok, szeretnék segítséget kérni html és css-el és javascripttel kapcsolatban, hogyan tudok
Unanswered16 views
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🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
2,403,955
Subscribers
126
Active Users
Activity Metrics
161
Posts
8.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-3.8%
Minor decline
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Last 30 daysThe ECMAScript Records & Tuples proposal has been withdrawn
r/javascript29 days ago
117(97%)77
Built a caffeine cutoff calculator in vanilla JS with a half-life decay model and Chart.js — now part of my daily sleep routine
r/javascript27 days ago
88(91%)32
Why was Records & Tuples proposal withdrawn in JavaScript?
r/javascript19 days ago
82(87%)68
how actually JavaScript works behind the scenes
r/javascript1 months ago
79(89%)16
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
37,486🇮🇳India
27,386🇩🇪Germany
6,247🇬🇧United Kingdom
4,719🇫🇷France
4,627🇨🇦Canada
4,149Market Summary
84,614
Total Jobs
🏢
276,187
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
JavaScript gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
453
Posts
Community Interest
Average points20.2
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
JavaScript Temporal is coming
3 months ago
1405399
Modern JavaScript for Django developers
3 months ago
240158
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried JavaScript content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
11
Videos
364.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-66.7%
Average Engagement
33.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering JavaScript:
edureka!
YouTube Royalty
freeCodeCamp.org
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
2.1K84
Microservices in Nest.js – JavaScript Tutorial
freeCodeCamp.org
1 months ago
97930
1 months ago
52823
Create MCP Clients in JavaScript - Tutorial
Alejandro AO - Software & Ai
1 months ago
37882
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
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