1. Executive Summary
30.0%Dead
▲ Worsening (+1.4% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "Reliable, predictable, and totally uninspiring." |
| Classification | language |
| Age | 15 years (est. 2011) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of Kotlin. 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): September 2032
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: 53,368
- Forks: 6,392
- Open Issues: 0
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 1,421
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 500
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 25
- Answered Ratio: 56.0%
- Accepted Ratio: 28.0%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 32.0%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 0
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 32
- Average Views: 744.8
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 122
- Average Upvotes: 8.3
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: -17.0%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 67
- Average Points: 19.7
- Days Since Last Post: 0
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 62,009
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 6,542
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 8/14/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | API Network Calls in Android: A Step-by-Step Tutorial for Developers Channel: Devesh Tech & Life | 76 |
 | Kotlin android tutorial - 47 - Design notes ListView Channel: IT Education Network | 0 |
 | Kotlin android tutorial - 52 - Add notes to Sqlite database Channel: IT Education Network | 3 |
 | Kotlin android tutorial - 53 - List notes from Sqlite database Channel: IT Education Network | 1 |
 | Kotlin android tutorial - 57 - The Activity Lifecycle Channel: IT Education Network | 5 |
Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs
| Post Title | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| "IntelliJ IDEA Goes LSP" - Kotlin LSP comes to your IDE of choice | 146 | 82 |
| Kotlin turns 15: Leave a note for its future | 78 | 5 |
| KotlinLLM is Going Open Source | 55 | 1 |
| Apache Fory™ JSON: 10x Faster JSON Serialization Framework for Java | 41 | 8 |
| 5 Experimental Kotlin Features You Don't Want to Miss | 35 | 2 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Escape IntelliJ: Scala and Kotlin LSPs on Emacs Eglot | 134 | 121 |
| G# – A modern .NET language with Go, Kotlin, and Swift ergonomics | 118 | 104 |
| G#: A modern .NET language with Go, Kotlin, and Swift ergonomics | 50 | 30 |
| KotlinLLM | 20 | 1 |
| Official Kotlin Support for Visual Studio Code Is Now Available in Alpha | 18 | 1 |
Appendix D: StackOverflow Pleas for Help
| Question Title | Views | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Usecases of Kotlin contracts AT_MOST_ONCE for callsInPlace() | 38 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| Activity with excludeFromRecents="true", launchMode="singleTask", and a custom taskAffinity is destroyed when another app is launched | 114 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| Android build failed for kotlin with ksp | 90 | Answered (2 ans) |
| my UI functions randomly stopped working when I created a new project | 115 | Answered (3 ans) |
| Kotlin/Native/cinterop pointer to custom class | 83 | Answered (1 ans) |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 8/14/2026 | 30.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/31/2026 | 28.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/17/2026 | 21.3% | Accidentally Alive |
| 7/4/2026 | 27.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/23/2026 | 43.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/9/2026 | 45.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/27/2026 | 43.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 5/13/2026 | 38.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 4/29/2026 | 50.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/16/2026 | 49.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 4/2/2026 | 44.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 3/19/2026 | 44.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 3/6/2026 | 36.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 2/20/2026 | 26.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 2/6/2026 | 28.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 1/24/2026 | 34.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 1/10/2026 | 44.5% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/27/2025 | 38.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 12/14/2025 | 45.2% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/30/2025 | 36.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/16/2025 | 37.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/4/2025 | 43.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/21/2025 | 30.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 10/7/2025 | 37.9% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/24/2025 | 37.6% | Stable & Mature |
| 9/10/2025 | 28.4% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/27/2025 | 29.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/14/2025 | 36.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/31/2025 | 37.8% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/17/2025 | 36.1% | Stable & Mature |
| 7/4/2025 | 32.7% | Stable & Mature |
| 6/20/2025 | 24.2% | Accidentally Alive |
| 6/7/2025 | 24.7% | Accidentally Alive |
| 5/11/2025 | 23.2% | Accidentally Alive |
| 5/8/2025 | 24.4% | Accidentally Alive |
| 5/3/2025 | 24.2% | Accidentally Alive |