Is Scala dead?
Deaditude Score:
33.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Your boss loves it. That should tell you everything.
*Data last collected: 17 Oct 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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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
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
14
Answer Rate
29%
Acceptance Rate
7%
Growth
+40%
Recent Questions
How to transform a Right to a Left
Answered95 views
scalaeither
Json matcher stop matching after migration to specs2 4.22
Unanswered63 views
scalaspecs2
In a gradle project that contains both Kotlin and Scala code, what's the easiest way to make Kotlin compilation to depend on Scala bytecode?
Unanswered57 views
scalakotlingradle
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
55,456
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
49
Posts
29.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-5.9%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysScala Plugin 2025.2.30 is out!
r/scala1 months ago
69(98%)8
Effects and concurrency in functional programming (YouTube)
r/scala1 months ago
68(99%)4
Pekko 2.0.0 will move to Java 17 based and drop Scala 2.12 Support.
r/scala1 months ago
64(99%)6
Scala 2.13.17 is here!
r/scala17 days ago
63(98%)3
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Scala on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
5,154🇮🇳India
2,054🇫🇷France
546🇨🇦Canada
360🇬🇧United Kingdom
355🇩🇪Germany
292Market Summary
8,761
Total Jobs
🏢
35,808
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
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points15.7
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Why is everything so scalable?
15 days ago
406369
Mill: A better build tool for Java, Scala, and Kotlin
3 months ago
8390
Capture Checking in Scala
2 months ago
6318
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Scala content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
13
Videos
49.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+25.0%
Average Engagement
3.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Scala:
Jakub Kozłowski
Small Creator
SNIGDHA JYOTSNA
Hobby Channel
Darshil Parmar
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
1.3K69
I waited 4 years for this Scala feature
Jakub Kozłowski
1 months ago
807
Scala Programming Bootcamp – Interview Prep Special!
Indeed Inspiring Infotech
1 months ago
72
Scala Basics for Data Engineers: A Databricks Tutorial
SNIGDHA JYOTSNA
1 months ago
10
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2025 | 33.7% |
| 4 Oct 2025 | 51.0% |
| 20 Sept 2025 | 42.7% |
| 6 Sept 2025 | 42.6% |
| 24 Aug 2025 | 42.6% |
| 10 Aug 2025 | 43.8% |
| 27 Jul 2025 | 43.7% |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 43.0% |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 54.2% |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 41.1% |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 45.1% |
| 10 May 2025 | 40.1% |
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