Is Scala dead?
Deaditude Score:
40.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You could build the next 100 years of legacy systems with this. Is that a good thing?
*Data last collected: 10 May 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
Press F to Pay Respects
F
🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2004
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
14,380
total stars
Forks
3,109
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
55
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Scala97.6%
Java1.7%
CSS0.3%
JavaScript0.2%
Shell0.1%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
30
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
33%
Growth
+50%
Recent Questions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
54,738
Subscribers
20
Active Users
Activity Metrics
70
Posts
32.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-18.5%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnyone going to this Scala 3 workshop in Colorado?
r/scala15 days ago
133(100%)6
Scala 3.7.0 released!
r/scala6 days ago
129(100%)20
my experience with Scala as someone new
r/scala27 days ago
105(95%)58
Gradle, Inc. Joins Scala Center Advisory Board to Improve Scala Developer Experience
r/scala15 days ago
100(98%)6
Announcing Scala.js 1.19.0
r/scala22 days ago
102(100%)25
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Scala on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
6,121🇮🇳India
2,763🇫🇷France
743🇨🇦Canada
453🇬🇧United Kingdom
395🇩🇪Germany
380Market Summary
10,855
Total Jobs
🏢
26,918
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Scala is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Scala, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
848
Posts
Community Interest
Average points16.5
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Evolving Scala
1 months ago
184183
Scala 3 Migration: Report from the field
3 months ago
159123
Scalable OLTP in the Cloud: What's the Big Deal?
3 months ago
9349
Why does Mill use Scala?
3 months ago
7375
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Scala.
Content Metrics
4
Videos
569
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+200.0%
Average Engagement
142.2
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Scala:
Brain With AI
Hobby Channel
Code Sync
Hobby Channel
BoltOps
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
How Scala Ruined My Java (in a good way)
Miami Java User Group
20 days ago
182
26 days ago
70
2 months ago
00
21 days ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
Share this tech stats
Share:
Made Something with Scala?
No one has submitted a Scala project yet. Be the first to immortalize your regrettable tech choice in our gallery of questionable decisions.
Submit Your Project