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Is Solar2D dead?

Deaditude Score:

86.7%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Actively decaying, like NFTs.
*Data last collected: 2 Jun 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 entered obsolescence - it's being actively replaced and finding minimal development or community support.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
💀
2009

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%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Even necromancers couldn't resurrect this tech's Reddit presence

Community Size

516
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

0
Posts
0.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
0.0%
Holding steady

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

Popular Discussions

Last 30 days

Crickets chirping... No one's talking about Solar2D on Reddit.

Either this tech is super niche or it's been abandoned like a New Year's resolution.

💼 Job Market Pulse

Near Extinct

Resume with Solar2D skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.

Global Job Distribution

🇺🇸United States
6
🇨🇦Canada
0
🇫🇷France
0
🇬🇧United Kingdom
0

Market Summary

6
Total Jobs
🏢
0
Companies Using It

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

Solar2D gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.

Mentions

9
Posts

Community Interest

Average points28.7
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Crickets

Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Solar2D.

Content Metrics

1
Videos
184
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%

Average Engagement

184
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Solar2D:
Subham's Art & Craft Creations
Hobby Channel

Popular Videos

Sorted byviews
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
2 Jun 202686.7%
19 May 202691.6%
5 May 202692.1%
22 Apr 202690.8%
8 Apr 202691.0%
25 Mar 202694.6%
12 Mar 202690.7%
26 Feb 202692.2%
12 Feb 202691.8%
30 Jan 202690.4%
16 Jan 202691.1%
2 Jan 202695.9%
20 Dec 202596.8%
6 Dec 202584.7%
22 Nov 202575.6%
9 Nov 202575.6%
27 Oct 202574.1%
13 Oct 202587.5%
30 Sept 202586.3%
16 Sept 202585.2%
2 Sept 202588.7%
20 Aug 202586.1%
6 Aug 202581.5%
23 Jul 202582.6%
10 Jul 202579.6%
26 Jun 202585.0%
12 Jun 202579.9%
30 May 202585.4%
10 May 202590.9%
4 May 202590.8%

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