1. Executive Summary
27.1%Dead
▼ Improving (-15.9% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "It's fine. Everything is fine. Stop asking." |
| 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): July 2029
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: 53,077
- Forks: 6,352
- Open Issues: 0
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 1,449
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 500
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 26
- Answered Ratio: 30.8%
- Accepted Ratio: 11.5%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 42.3%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 0
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 31
- Average Views: 1,578.8
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 97
- Average Upvotes: 17.0
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: -5.6%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 66
- Average Points: 18.7
- Days Since Last Post: 0
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 59,472
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 6,022
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 7/4/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | How to Handle Exceptions in Kotlin Flows Channel: Dave Leeds | 2415 |
 | How to Build a TikTok Clone with Kotlin in 2026 | Full Android Tutorial Channel: KDTechs | 109 |
 | How to Run Kotlin Program in Visual Studio Code | Install and Setup Kotlin in VS Code Tutorial Channel: United Top Tech | 1035 |
 | Complete Crash Course for Mastering Kotlin for Building Android Native Mobile Apps Channel: Coding Bootcamps | 61 |
 | Introducing the New KMP Project Structure Channel: Kotlin by JetBrains | 20661 |
Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs
| Post Title | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| The lysine contingency – Jake Wharton | 177 | 20 |
| 🎉 Kotlin turns 15! | 155 | 1 |
| My Kotlin stack after 2 years solo - this language is such a joy | 96 | 20 |
| We shipped Kotlin Multiplatform to production and it's the first cross-platform approach I don't regret | 94 | 5 |
| Kotlin Toolchain 0.11: The Next Step for Amper | 80 | 20 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Kotlin creator's new language: talk to LLMs in specs, not English | 318 | 281 |
| Official Kotlin Support for Visual Studio Code Is Now Available in Alpha | 18 | 1 |
| Show HN: G# –> a new dotnet language like Go/Swift/Kotlin with C# interop | 9 | 2 |
| Static code analysis in Kotlin – tools overview | 7 | 0 |
| MiniKotlin – A Kotlin Compiler That Runs in a Browser Tab | 5 | 1 |
Appendix D: StackOverflow Pleas for Help
| Question Title | Views | Status |
|---|---|---|
| How can I make developers override one of the two methods of an interface? | 88 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| Spring Boot: Required headers at controller level and error 400 Bad Request instead 404 Not Found | 49 | Answered (1 ans) |
| R8 removes GeneralFunctions initialization in release build uploaded to Google Play Console (works in Android Studio & Bundle tool) | 79 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| Kotlin Type Erasure irreversible? | 78 | Answered (1 ans) |
| When combining LazyColumn and LazyRow, I want to keep the LazyRow above hidden at all times | 52 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |