R.I.P.
slackin2015 — 2023
Cause of death
The API it depended on got paywalled
“Forever in our git log.”
JavaScript★ 6.5k mourners
Digging up
Locating the cemetery…
Here lie the side projects of
rauchg
This isn't a graveyard. It's an industry.
62
Buried
5
Survivors
22months
Avg lifespan
18,642
Mourners ★
62 gravesfirst fell Apr 2009
R.I.P.
wifi-password2015 — 2024
Cause of death
Got a job
“Taken from us by a better idea.”
Shell★ 4.6k mourners
R.I.P.
spot2012 — 2024
Cause of death
Its forks went on without it
“It worked on my machine.”
Shell★ 948 mourners
R.I.P.
next-ai-news2024 — 2024
Cause of death
Replaced by its own sequel
“Rest in /dev/null.”
TypeScript★ 844 mourners
R.I.P.
doom-captcha2024 — 2024
Cause of death
The README was the best part
“TODO: write epitaph”
C++★ 718 mourners
how-is-this-not-illegal
2023 — 2025
Cause of death
"Just testing something real quick"
“Pushed to main, then to the grave.”
JavaScript★ 631 mourners
R.I.P.
weplay2014 — 2020
Cause of death
The game designer quit (it was you)
“TODO: write epitaph”
JavaScript★ 608 mourners
R.I.P.
node.websocket.js2009 — 2014
Cause of death
Life happened
“TODO: write epitaph”
JavaScript★ 269 mourners
R.I.P.
react-postgres-components2024 — 2024
Cause of death
Killed off by v-next. The sequel also died.
“Pushed to main, then to the grave.”
TypeScript★ 227 mourners
R.I.P.
wingpt2024 — 2024
Cause of death
The hype cycle moved on without it
“Returned with exit code 0. Peacefully.”
TypeScript★ 186 mourners
R.I.P.
node.dbslayer.js2009 — 2009
Cause of death
New idea
“It compiled. That was enough.”
JavaScript★ 152 mourners
jamstack-ecommerce
2020 — 2020
Cause of death
Started a rewrite instead
“Returned with exit code 0. Peacefully.”
JavaScript★ 133 mourners
R.I.P.
wordledge2022 — 2022
Cause of death
Saw someone else ship it first
“Returned with exit code 0. Peacefully.”
TypeScript★ 125 mourners
R.I.P.
chrome-spdy-indicator2012 — 2022
Cause of death
Buried under its own issues
“Never deployed. Always loved.”
JavaScript★ 114 mourners
R.I.P.
smashingnode2012 — 2012
Cause of death
Ran out of free tier
“Here lies great potential and a half-written README.”
JavaScript★ 106 mourners
R.I.P.
TextboxList2009 — 2015
Cause of death
Death by a thousand GitHub notifications
“May its dependencies rest in peace.”
JavaScript★ 101 mourners
R.I.P.
genui-demo2024 — 2024
Cause of death
Was only ever an experiment
“It compiled. That was enough.”
TypeScript★ 96 mourners
R.I.P.
emoji-todo2024 — 2026
Cause of death
Item #1 on its own list: finish this app
“It worked on my machine.”
TypeScript★ 92 mourners
R.I.P.
gameboy2014 — 2016
Cause of death
Stuck in pre-production forever
“It worked on my machine.”
JavaScript★ 90 mourners
stream-chart
2024 — 2026
Cause of death
Death by type gymnastics
“Beloved side project. Sometimes opened.”
TypeScript★ 78 mourners
R.I.P.
chromekit2010 — 2010
Cause of death
Works on my machine. Machine died.
“Never deployed. Always loved.”
JavaScript★ 65 mourners
R.I.P.
insights-chrome2012 — 2012
Cause of death
Weekend project. It was a long weekend.
“Shipped to localhost only.”
JavaScript★ 60 mourners