1. Executive Summary
26.6%Dead
▲ Worsening (+5.6% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "It pays the bills, but it certainly won't buy you a yacht." |
| Classification | language |
| Age | 15 years (est. 2011) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of Kotlin. The deaditude score is heavily influenced by the components listed below.
D =fage × ∑i=1nWbase,i · qi∑ Wbase,j · qjCi
Where Ci ∈ {GH, SO, RE, HN, YT, JB}
Figure 1: Existential Footprint
Radar analysis mapping the six distinct vectors of existential threat.
Figure 2: Historical Deaditude Evolution
Expected Extinction Date (Approximation): May 2067
Chronological evolution of existential threat.
2. Clinical Analysis
2.1 Diagnostic Metrics
The following objective indicators have been collected to determine the existential status of this technology:
Codebase Vitality (GitHub)
- Stars: 53,505
- Forks: 6,448
- Open Issues: 0
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 1,665
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 500
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 15
- Answered Ratio: 60.0%
- Accepted Ratio: 40.0%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 33.3%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 4
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 20
- Average Views: 7,832.6
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 82
- Average Upvotes: 16.4
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: -10.0%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 59
- Average Points: 35.7
- Days Since Last Post: 3
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 59,404
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 7,219
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 10/24/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | Kotlin Input & Output Explained | println(), print(), readln() & User Input Channel: Dev Trio | 135 |
 | Automate upgrading to Kotlin 2 with OpenRewrite | Rooz SF and Jonathan Schneider Channel: Kotlin by JetBrains | 4269 |
 | Android Studio Beginner Tutorial | Create a Simple App with XML Button & Kotlin Logic Channel: Kambakhsh University | 404 |
 | Your Life on a Map: Private Geospatial Analytics with Kotlin DataFrame and Kandy | Aleksei Zinovev Channel: Kotlin by JetBrains | 3875 |
 | (539) MutableLiveData in Android | LiveData & Kotlin Tutorial Channel: CodeCraft | 34 |
Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs
| Post Title | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| I kept getting lost in Find Usages rabbit holes, so I built a call graph plugin for IntelliJ / Android Studio | 147 | 28 |
| Kotlin developers can finally start to say goodbye to gradle | 125 | 56 |
| Even if Premium, still open-sauce. 🍅 | 118 | 3 |
| Spotted in London tube (Northern line) yesterday. | 84 | 10 |
| Jetbrains has effectively abandoned Koog | 77 | 46 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin | 1275 | 957 |
| Escape IntelliJ: Scala and Kotlin LSPs on Emacs Eglot | 134 | 121 |
| G# – A modern .NET language with Go, Kotlin, and Swift ergonomics | 118 | 104 |
| G#: A modern .NET language with Go, Kotlin, and Swift ergonomics | 50 | 30 |
| Kotlin keeps up with Rust in DHH's Campfire rewrite | 22 | 3 |
Appendix D: StackOverflow Pleas for Help
| Question Title | Views | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Creating a Kotlin project without the standard library | 240 | Answered (1 ans) |
| Iterating a list of data class objects doesn't allow accessing their properties | 169 | Answered (1 ans) |
| Android 15: AccessibilityService magnification resets to 1.0 when switching to the home screen | 112 | Answered (2 ans) |
| Trying to import android compose icons using import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Home | 113 | Answered (2 ans) |
| JDK 21 jpackage fails to create Windows EXE installer with WiX Toolset 3.11 — candle.exe exits with code 14 | 90 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 10/24/2026 | 26.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/10/2026 | 21.0% | Accidentally Alive |
| 9/26/2026 | 22.2% | Accidentally Alive |
| 9/12/2026 | 31.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/29/2026 | 30.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/14/2026 | 30.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/31/2026 | 28.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/17/2026 | 21.3% | Accidentally Alive |
| 7/4/2026 | 27.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/23/2026 | 43.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/9/2026 | 45.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/27/2026 | 43.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/13/2026 | 38.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 4/29/2026 | 50.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/16/2026 | 49.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 4/2/2026 | 44.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 3/19/2026 | 44.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 3/6/2026 | 36.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 2/20/2026 | 26.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 2/6/2026 | 28.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 1/24/2026 | 34.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 1/10/2026 | 44.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/27/2025 | 38.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/14/2025 | 45.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/30/2025 | 36.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/16/2025 | 37.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/4/2025 | 43.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/21/2025 | 30.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/7/2025 | 37.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/24/2025 | 37.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/10/2025 | 28.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/27/2025 | 29.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/14/2025 | 36.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/31/2025 | 37.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/17/2025 | 36.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/4/2025 | 32.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/20/2025 | 24.2% | Accidentally Alive |
| 6/7/2025 | 24.7% | Accidentally Alive |
| 5/11/2025 | 23.2% | Accidentally Alive |
| 5/8/2025 | 24.4% | Accidentally Alive |
| 5/3/2025 | 24.2% | Accidentally Alive |