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It’s clear we need to do more to make Scala appealing for new beginnings. What can we build together to change that?
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The average Scala project has been around for 7 years, with the median being 6 years.
This highlights Scala’s staying power in long-lived systems, but it also means fewer new projects are starting with Scala.
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Contrary to the complaints you might hear, the Scala community is largely satisfied:
49% of developers are happy, and 44% are rather happy with Scala.
And when it comes to future projects, over 88% would consider using Scala again ❤️. #ScalaSurvey
(2/2) Interesting how sbt dominates even considering the amount of monorepos 🤔 With sbt soon supporting Bazel's caching protocol, things are going to get even more interesting!
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Monorepos or separate repos? The Scala community leans toward separate VCS repositories - 65.5% prefer this approach, while 34.5% stick to monorepos. (1/2)
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When it comes to IDEs, Scala developers have a favorite:
IntelliJ IDEA remains the top choice, with 61% of projects using it exclusively and 83% projects having it as a popular developer choice. Metals are popular in 25% of projects but only 8% of projects use them exclusively.
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With sbt as the heavyweight and scala-cli rising fast, there's room for both versatility and simplicity in the ecosystem.
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The Scala build tool landscape in 2024: sbt remains the cornerstone for Scala projects, powering 87% of them. scala-cli, however, is gaining traction, now adopted by 11%. Curiously, almost 8% of projects use Bazel now!
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Who’s working on Scala projects? Experienced devs dominate the field: Scala teams tend to be senior-heavy - over 54% have mostly senior developers.
This highlights a challenge: we need to make Scala easier to learn and more accessible. We’re working on it!
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We’ve noticed a sentiment that Scala’s complexity might hold teams back. So, we asked if you feel that way, and the answer is clear: 80% of Scala devs say their project’s use of Scala doesn’t hinder productivity.
However, there’s more to the story—stay tuned. #ScalaSurvey
How do teams approach Scala in practice?
- Purely functional Scala leads with 38% of projects.
- Regular stdlib + utils Scala follows closely at 35%.
- Generic-heavy, type-level Scala accounts for 20%.
- Pythonish/Java-like Scala rounds it out at 7%.
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Scala adoption trends are shifting as Scala 3 is making waves in production: 30% of commercial projects are already on Scala 3 🎉 Scala 2.13 is still holding steady at 55% - a solid presence as the transition continues. Meanwhile, 2.12 (12.5%) and 2.11 (3%) are fading into history. #ScalaSurvey
