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Is Solar2D dead?

Deaditude Score:

86.3%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It's technically open-source. Just not open-sane.
*Data last collected: 30 Sept 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 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

515
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

No jobs found. Maybe try learning something from this century?

Or check back when companies stop putting "Solar2D OR 10 OTHER SKILLS" in job posts.

Market Summary

0
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

HN Darling

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

Mentions

306
Posts

Community Interest

Average points25.0
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Crickets

Solar2D videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.

Content Metrics

1
Videos
31
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%

Average Engagement

31
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Solar2D:
Real Engineering Knowledge
Hobby Channel
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
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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