Is Scala dead?
Deaditude Score:
40.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Predictable, constant, and unlikely to appear on any conference t-shirts.
*Data last collected: 26 Nov 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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
9
Answer Rate
33%
Acceptance Rate
22%
Growth
-40%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
55,707
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
59
Posts
26.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+38.9%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysScala 2.13.18 is here
r/scala14 days ago
72(100%)0
Scala Adoption Tracker
r/scala19 days ago
68(96%)21
Haoyi Li on Mill, Scala at Scale and Conference Touring
r/scala1 months ago
69(100%)2
A Cargo-like build tool for Scala, written in Rust and built on top of scala-cli.
r/scala18 days ago
52(98%)13
Rock the JVM Black Friday offer
r/scala14 days ago
51(92%)5
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Scala on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
8,133🇮🇳India
2,124🇫🇷France
534🇨🇦Canada
357🇬🇧United Kingdom
340🇩🇪Germany
251Market Summary
11,739
Total Jobs
🏢
37,228
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 points13.2
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?
2 months ago
408370
Capture Checking in Scala
3 months ago
6318
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Scala videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
9
Videos
687
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+200.0%
Average Engagement
76.3
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Scala:
ACTE Technologies
Hobby Channel
Haoyi Li
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
181
1 months ago
80
LSUG June 2025 Noel Welsh: Routing Http Requests with Scala 3
London Scala User Group
1 months ago
00
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 |
|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2025 | 40.5% |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 38.5% |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 39.7% |
| 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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