Is Phoenix Framework dead?
Deaditude Score:
59.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> If you touch this, wear gloves.
*Data last collected: 4 Jul 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 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
35,420
Subscribers
15
Active Users
Activity Metrics
71
Posts
29.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+4.3%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysMoving away from Elixir
r/elixir16 days ago
135(95%)46
LiveDebugger v0.3.0 Released! 🚀
r/elixir15 days ago
109(99%)5
Phoenix 1.8 Gets Official Security Documentation
r/elixir22 days ago
107(98%)0
My Experience Learning the Ash Framework
r/elixir1 months ago
85(97%)35
Did contexts kill Phoenix?
r/elixir21 days ago
85(89%)126
💼 Job Market Pulse
Endangered
Resume with Phoenix Framework skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
10🇬🇧United Kingdom
4🇮🇳India
3🇨🇦Canada
1🇩🇪Germany
0🇫🇷France
0Market Summary
18
Total Jobs
🏢
231
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
Fading Away
A month without HN mentions is like a year in regular tech time. Tick tock.
Mentions
3
Posts
Last mentioned 2 months ago
Community Interest
Average points15.0
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
0/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Phoenix 1.8.0-RC Released
3 months ago
342
Phoenix 1.8.0-RC Released
3 months ago
91
Ask HN: Why is web auth not a solved issue?
2 months ago
24
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Phoenix Framework content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
19
Videos
233.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
12.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Phoenix Framework:
Fly․io
Small Creator
Data Science Dojo
Hobby Channel
Theo - t3․gg
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Claude Code - 47 PRO TIPS in 9 minutes
Greg + Code
1 months ago
3.0K136
React Is the last framework.
Theo - t3․gg
1 months ago
2.9K811
1 months ago
19946
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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