Is Phoenix Framework dead?
Deaditude Score:
49.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will outlive us all. Somehow that feels like a threat.
*Data last collected: 14 May 2026, 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 reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2014
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
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
38,846
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
62
Posts
20.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+4.5%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysHow I use Elixir to power the backend of a Massively Multiplayer Online Game!
r/elixir1 months ago
85(96%)7
LiveDebugger v1.0.0
r/elixir28 days ago
64(98%)6
Remote Elixir salaries, March-April 2026 edition
r/elixir27 days ago
62(99%)7
💼 Job Market Pulse
Endangered
Resume with Phoenix Framework skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
86🇮🇳India
4🇬🇧United Kingdom
2🇨🇦Canada
1🇩🇪Germany
0🇫🇷France
0Market Summary
93
Total Jobs
🏢
311
Companies Using It
A small but determined corporate fanbase exists.
Reality Check
Career Suicide Watch
Time to update your LinkedIn. And by "update" we mean "remove {tech.name} entirely"
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
A month without HN mentions is like a year in regular tech time. Tick tock.
Mentions
8
Posts
Last mentioned 1 months ago
Community Interest
Average points77.6
Noteworthy
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
Phoenix Framework content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
19
Videos
509.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+33.3%
Average Engagement
26.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Phoenix Framework:
Sameer Mahajan
Hobby Channel
Phoenix Security
Major Creator
Tracey Onim
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Vibe code security and CTI Claude Code CTI, SAST, Secure Product description, LM Studio researcher
Phoenix Security
2 months ago
50
Using Claude Code with Eval Tools
Hamel Husain
2 months ago
1075
OOTB45: Push Code Changes to GitHub using Google Antigravity 🚀|| OMNISTUDIO TUTORIALS 2026
Salesforce AI Champions
2 months ago
70
Get Your First AI Coding Agent Working Right Now
Kyle Chalmers | Data + AI
1 months ago
90
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | 49.1% |
| 30 Apr 2026 | 56.4% |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 58.9% |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 54.9% |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 46.1% |
| 6 Mar 2026 | 62.2% |
| 21 Feb 2026 | 58.6% |
| 7 Feb 2026 | 57.3% |
| 24 Jan 2026 | 61.7% |
| 11 Jan 2026 | 60.4% |
| 28 Dec 2025 | 60.0% |
| 14 Dec 2025 | 50.9% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 47.0% |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 51.7% |
| 4 Nov 2025 | 53.6% |
| 22 Oct 2025 | 57.3% |
| 8 Oct 2025 | 57.4% |
| 24 Sept 2025 | 59.9% |
| 11 Sept 2025 | 52.7% |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 44.4% |
| 14 Aug 2025 | 50.0% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 47.6% |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 52.4% |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 59.5% |
| 21 Jun 2025 | 54.6% |
| 7 Jun 2025 | 56.6% |
| 12 May 2025 | 66.4% |
| 8 May 2025 | 71.8% |
| 3 May 2025 | 61.4% |
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