1. Executive Summary
94.5%Dead
▲ Worsening (+0.5% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "A true, unadulterated relic of the Web 2.0 era." |
| Classification | framework |
| Age | 19 years (est. 2007) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of Silverlight. 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): May 2024
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: 71
- Forks: 47
- Open Issues: 0
- Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
- Recent Commits (last month): 0
- Days Since Last Commit: 0
- Contributors Count: 0
- 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: 4
- Average Views: 121.8
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 0
- Average Upvotes: 0.0
- Trend Direction: insufficient_data
- Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 1
- Average Points: 4.0
- Days Since Last Post: 2
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 0
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 38
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 8/15/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | Structure and Links Assignment Channel: Marty Pfeiffer | 15 |
 | Silverlight Is Dead. I Rebuilt It With Free, Open-Source .NET (OpenSilver Setup) Channel: VectoArt | 377 |
 | In 3 Minuten jede Maschine digitalisieren — ohne Sensoren, ohne IT, ohne Projekt Channel: OEE-Institute | 22 |
 | 【8小时实战全集】企业级 MDT 批量部署从入门到精通 | Enterprise OS Deployment Channel: Lander IT Lab - Enterprise Systems & Cloud | 73 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Show HN: Lark, OSS realtime database, drop-in compatible with Firebase SDKs | 4 | 0 |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 8/15/2026 | 94.5% | Dead |
| 8/1/2026 | 94.0% | Dead |
| 7/18/2026 | 99.6% | Dead |
| 7/4/2026 | 96.9% | Dead |
| 6/25/2026 | 94.6% | Dead |
| 6/11/2026 | 93.4% | Dead |
| 5/28/2026 | 92.0% | Dead |
| 5/15/2026 | 90.7% | Dead |
| 5/1/2026 | 89.2% | Dead |
| 4/17/2026 | 84.3% | Certified Zombie |
| 4/4/2026 | 85.6% | Dead |
| 3/21/2026 | 82.4% | Certified Zombie |
| 3/7/2026 | 89.8% | Dead |
| 2/22/2026 | 97.0% | Dead |
| 2/8/2026 | 95.8% | Dead |
| 1/25/2026 | 93.6% | Dead |
| 1/12/2026 | 95.4% | Dead |
| 12/29/2025 | 93.8% | Dead |
| 12/15/2025 | 92.1% | Dead |
| 12/2/2025 | 83.6% | Certified Zombie |
| 11/18/2025 | 95.7% | Dead |
| 11/5/2025 | 93.5% | Dead |
| 10/23/2025 | 83.6% | Certified Zombie |
| 10/9/2025 | 90.3% | Dead |
| 9/25/2025 | 89.6% | Dead |
| 9/12/2025 | 89.7% | Dead |
| 8/29/2025 | 81.5% | Certified Zombie |
| 8/15/2025 | 81.8% | Certified Zombie |
| 8/2/2025 | 85.5% | Dead |
| 7/19/2025 | 84.3% | Certified Zombie |
| 7/5/2025 | 93.1% | Dead |
| 6/22/2025 | 89.0% | Dead |
| 6/8/2025 | 85.0% | Dead |
| 5/13/2025 | 94.1% | Dead |
| 5/9/2025 | 96.1% | Dead |
| 5/3/2025 | 95.2% | Dead |