HyperEVM, part of the Hyperliquid ecosystem, is under scrutiny for its limited application scope and challenging developer experience. Critics argue that HyperEVM was not intended as a general-purpose Ethereum execution environment but as a specialized layer for interacting with Hypercore. This design choice has led to inefficiencies, with developers encountering a steep learning curve and complex system address interactions requiring multiple transactions for cross-asset operations. The community has expressed concerns over HyperEVM's neglect, attributing it to the team's focus on core products like HIP-3 and HIP-4, resulting in insufficient ecosystem development. To enhance HyperEVM's activity, suggestions include improving developer tools, optimizing the corewriter mechanism, and encouraging on-chain experimental applications similar to DeFi Summer, to prevent a slowdown in smart contract innovation.