How did CodeIgniter run out of steam?

Sure? How long you been following CodeIgniter development? It has been on version 4.0.4, it has everything you need to build a modern web application. I am using CodeIgniter (v3 and now v4) with modern JS framework Vue.js and it works very well. I have built a modern SPA with CodeIgniter 3 behind it and now I am developing semi-modern web app with heavy ajax request and using modular directory structure. CodeIgniter4 has also supports PHP 7.4 while the minimum version on 4.1 would be PHP 7.3 (from 7.2). CodeIgniter stays small, simple but also powerful comparing to other frameworks. Compared to Laravel that has complete features from A to Z, CodeIgniter lets you build your app with minimum resource but you can still extend CodeIgniter to have more features. It means you can keep your app in maximum performance, that's why CI still become a good choice for developer.