Is CodeIgniter development dead?

[eluser]MatthewSchenker[/eluser]
Greetings Everyone,
I have seen many similar "Is CodeIgniter dead?" discussions in recent months.

For myself, I have been using the excellent ProcessWire CMS for most of my projects. I still do have a need for a good framework for many projects. I have tried Laravel, Cake, and Yii. But for whatever reason, nothing feels as natural to use as CodeIgniter. I WANT to keep using CodeIgniter.

I believe it would make a huge difference if EllisLab just communicated what's going on. If you look at usage statistics, CodeIgniter is still the most popular framework. There is just anxiety among many users about how it's going to be supported going forward. We know that it is the basis for ExpressionEngine, so Ellis Lab has a lot invested in it. But what are the details?

I guess what I'm saying is that, like many other designer/developers, I prefer CodeIgniter for many reasons, CodeIgniter is strong, and I want to see EllisLab pull out a good move to get themselves back in the game.

Thanks,
Matthew