Is JavaScript dead?
Deaditude Score:
33.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it might as well be in a museum.
*Data last collected: 8 Dec 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
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
359
Answer Rate
42%
Acceptance Rate
14%
Growth
+34%
Recent Questions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
2,415,417
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
174
Posts
22.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+10.2%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysIn 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet
r/javascript9 days ago
976(96%)105
TypeScript has native support in all major JavaScript runtimes since today
r/javascript26 days ago
503(85%)52
Good news: JavaScript is 30 years old today! Sad news: Its own name still doesn't belong to it
r/javascript9 days ago
243(97%)61
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Not exactly a hot skill, but beats having 'Excel' as your top tech.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
44,851🇮🇳India
21,718🇩🇪Germany
4,422🇬🇧United Kingdom
3,945🇫🇷France
3,410🇨🇦Canada
3,103Market Summary
81,449
Total Jobs
🏢
402,772
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
486
Posts
Community Interest
Average points17.7
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
It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)
9 days ago
719362
Help us raise $200k to free JavaScript from Oracle
2 months ago
714345
You can make PS2 games in JavaScript
22 days ago
32077
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried JavaScript content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
21
Videos
515.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-84.6%
Average Engagement
24.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering JavaScript:
learndepth
Hobby Channel
MrCodder
Hobby Channel
The FrontCode
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
How Does Javascript Even Work?
developedbyed
1 months ago
31715
2 months ago
2412
1 months ago
2933
2 months ago
46
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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