1. Executive Summary
41.1%Dead
▲ Worsening (+8.1% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "Cruising at a comfortable altitude of 'mostly ignored but widely deployed'." |
| Classification | platform |
| Age | 8 years (est. 2018) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of Deno. The deaditude score is heavily influenced by the components listed below.
D =fage × ∑i=1nWbase,i · qi∑ Wbase,j · qjCi
Where Ci ∈ {GH, SO, RE, HN, YT, JB}
Figure 1: Existential Footprint
Radar analysis mapping the six distinct vectors of existential threat.
Figure 2: Historical Deaditude Evolution
Expected Extinction Date (Approximation): March 2033
Chronological evolution of existential threat.
2. Clinical Analysis
2.1 Diagnostic Metrics
The following objective indicators have been collected to determine the existential status of this technology:
Codebase Vitality (GitHub)
- Stars: 108,412
- Forks: 6,366
- Open Issues: 1,224
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 97
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 500
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 0
- Answered Ratio: 0.0%
- Accepted Ratio: 0.0%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 0.0%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 0
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 25
- Average Views: 15,087.4
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 17
- Average Upvotes: 4.7
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: -14.3%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 1,000
- Average Points: 22.9
- Days Since Last Post: 0
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 823
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 78
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 9/13/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | Tauri vs Electrobun vs Deno Desktop: One Clear Winner Channel: Better Stack | 32013 |
 | AI Agents Explained - What Is an AI Agent and how to build one? (Real Examples, Not Hype) Channel: Tech With Tim | 218063 |
 | I Trusted Claude Code. Production Proved Me Wrong Channel: Alex Rusin | 105 |
 | Wails: Golang's Bet On Desktop Grade Apps To Beat Electron Channel: Better Stack | 59615 |
 | An Ex-Bun Dev Just Built The Anti-Bun (Nub) Channel: Better Stack | 46572 |
Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs
| Post Title | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| A warning regarding Deno Deploy | 35 | 6 |
| v0.6.0 is out 🥳 | 13 | 3 |
| I ran the same React UI on Deno Desktop, Electron, and Tauri. Deno is TypeScript end to end; CEF is why RAM looks like that. | 9 | 1 |
| npm i maskenv | 5 | 1 |
| I was tired of context exchange across my claude and codex sessions, so i built a memory & coordination graph my agents can actually use | 4 | 4 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Deno Desktop | 1122 | 398 |
| Professor denounces mass AI fraud on an exam at Brown | 557 | 729 |
| Deno 2.8 | 419 | 187 |
| Deno 2.9 | 145 | 61 |
| Floor and Ceil versus Denormals on CPU and GPU | 47 | 27 |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 9/13/2026 | 41.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/30/2026 | 33.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/15/2026 | 35.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/1/2026 | 40.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/18/2026 | 37.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/4/2026 | 39.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/24/2026 | 53.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/11/2026 | 56.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/28/2026 | 39.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/14/2026 | 51.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/1/2026 | 56.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/17/2026 | 46.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 4/3/2026 | 53.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/21/2026 | 47.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 3/7/2026 | 47.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 2/21/2026 | 49.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 2/8/2026 | 51.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/25/2026 | 45.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 1/11/2026 | 51.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/29/2025 | 52.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/15/2025 | 40.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/1/2025 | 49.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/18/2025 | 45.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/5/2025 | 58.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 10/22/2025 | 44.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/9/2025 | 44.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/25/2025 | 38.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/11/2025 | 38.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/29/2025 | 48.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/15/2025 | 45.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/1/2025 | 48.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/19/2025 | 52.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/5/2025 | 51.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/21/2025 | 27.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/8/2025 | 28.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/12/2025 | 30.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/9/2025 | 30.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/3/2025 | 24.7% | Accidentally Alive |