1. Executive Summary
40.5%Dead
▼ Improving (-4.9% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "The developers using this are too busy actually working to argue online." |
| Classification | framework |
| Age | 15 years (est. 2011) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of laravel. 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): November 2038
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: 84,951
- Forks: 24,871
- Open Issues: 0
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 6
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 100
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 9
- Answered Ratio: 55.6%
- Accepted Ratio: 11.1%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 33.3%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 1
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 39
- Average Views: 956.1
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 54
- Average Upvotes: 17.8
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 46.2%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 81
- Average Points: 9.5
- Days Since Last Post: 0
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 74,042
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 2,223
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 9/14/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | What is Controller in Laravel? Complete Beginner's Guide with Examples (2026) Channel: launch idea | 23 |
 | Laravel + Python FastAPI: Image OCR Demo Channel: Laravel Daily | 4025 |
 | Laravel 13 Tutorial #11 Blade Template Tutorial | Variables, Loops, If Else & Functions Channel: Code Step By Step | 403 |
 | Laravel 13 Tutorial #9 | Brands CRUD with Filament Admin Panel Channel: Expertech | 115 |
 | Laravel 13 Request Lifecycle Explained Step by Step | Complete Beginner Guide Channel: CodeWithPooja | 32 |
Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs
| Post Title | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Otwell disabled GitHub issues on most Laravel open-source packages repositories | 260 | 202 |
| A Series of Unfortunate Jobs | 68 | 20 |
| I walked away from queues and horizon... | 63 | 35 |
| Mailbox for Laravel: a local email inbox we built for our agency workflow, now at 20k downloads | 56 | 47 |
| Laravel developers can now use MariaDB Vector directly through Laravel’s native vector query APIs. | 46 | 18 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Laravel Lang Compromised with RCE Backdoor Across 700 Versions | 9 | 1 |
| Laravel Cloud Private Cloud | 6 | 0 |
| Laravel Announces a First-Party Language Server (LSP) | 4 | 0 |
| Laravel Lang Compromised with RCE Backdoor Across 700 Versions | 4 | 0 |
| Show HN: Larasend – Self-hosted transactional email for Laravel on your own SES | 3 | 3 |
Appendix D: StackOverflow Pleas for Help
| Question Title | Views | Status |
|---|---|---|
| laravel 12.69.2 password.confirm middleware | 63 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| Laravel optional route parameter not reaching the function when Axios sends an empty value | 193 | Answered (1 ans) |
| PhilSMS API sends a voice call instead of plain SMS despite setting `type` to `plain` | 141 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| Should application logs be categorized by code layer or by domain event name? | 95 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| How can multiple offline clients decrement a bounded counter without oversubscribing after synchronization? | 119 | Answered (1 ans) |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 9/14/2026 | 40.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/30/2026 | 45.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/15/2026 | 35.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/1/2026 | 40.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/18/2026 | 37.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/4/2026 | 39.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/25/2026 | 40.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/11/2026 | 45.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/28/2026 | 29.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/15/2026 | 34.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/1/2026 | 34.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 4/17/2026 | 31.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 4/4/2026 | 34.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 3/21/2026 | 28.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 3/7/2026 | 32.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 2/22/2026 | 46.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 2/8/2026 | 27.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 1/25/2026 | 36.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 1/12/2026 | 37.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/29/2025 | 42.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/15/2025 | 42.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/2/2025 | 30.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/18/2025 | 42.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/5/2025 | 34.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/23/2025 | 34.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/9/2025 | 36.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/25/2025 | 31.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/12/2025 | 29.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/29/2025 | 33.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/15/2025 | 47.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/2/2025 | 33.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/19/2025 | 38.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/5/2025 | 35.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/22/2025 | 36.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/8/2025 | 39.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/13/2025 | 29.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/9/2025 | 23.3% | Accidentally Alive |
| 5/3/2025 | 34.2% | Stable & Mature |