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Is meteor dead?

Deaditude Score:

66.4%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Still has users. Mostly archaeologists.
*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

Is showing significant decline with reduced development activity, community engagement, and new adoption.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
🏥
2012

GitHub Pulse

Declining

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
44,648
total stars
Forks
5,209
total forks
Open PRs
285
open pull requests
Recent Commits
4
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Stagnant
trend assessment

Language Distribution

JavaScript91.4%
TypeScript3.8%
Shell1.0%
Java0.8%
Swift0.8%

Stack Overflow Analysis

Dead End

Question Metrics

Total Questions
1
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over

Community Size

4,875
Subscribers
5
Active Users

Activity Metrics

1
Posts
5.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
0.0%
Holding steady

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Cautious Optimism

💼 Job Market Pulse

Thriving

meteor jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.

Global Job Distribution

🇫🇷France
1,031
🇩🇪Germany
642
🇺🇸United States
85
🇮🇳India
59
🇬🇧United Kingdom
17
🇨🇦Canada
6

Market Summary

1,840
Total Jobs
🏢
320
Companies Using It
A small but determined corporate fanbase exists.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

meteor is still paying the bills in 6 countries.

Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

Still Relevant

HN tolerates discussions about meteor, but the real party's elsewhere.

Mentions

66
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago

Community Interest

Average points11.8
Minimal traction

HN Verdict

Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
6/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Barely Watched

meteor videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.

Content Metrics

11
Videos
847
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+500.0%

Average Engagement

77
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering meteor:
Steve's teacher
YouTube Royalty
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

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DateScore
10 May 202566.4%
6 May 202566.1%

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