r/scala is a subreddit with 58k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses scala, looking for, sbt, java, and release, and they frequently recommend/review api framework and ui library.
Popular Themes in r/scala
#1
Advice Requests
: "Free book: "Design with Types" — the Scala 3 type system tutorial I wished existed when I kept hitting unexplained walls"
4 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Zero-Cost Type Class Derivation for Scala 3 Opaque Types using =:= Evidence"
1 post
#3
Money Talk
: "Rock the JVM Black Friday offer"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/scala
#1
Scala
: "The Sovereign Tech Fund Invests in Scala"
357 posts
#2
Looking For
35 posts
#3
Sbt
: "Sbt 2.0.0-RC9 released"
35 posts
#4
Java
: "Miss Scala 3 so much when writing Java!"
17 posts
#5
Release
13 posts
#6
Intellij
: "Intellij Scala Plugin in 2025 | The Intellij Scala Plugin Blog"
10 posts
#7
Ai
9 posts
#8
Released
: "Pekko 2.0.0 M1 just Released"
8 posts
#9
Job
: "Job-focused list of product companies using Scala in production — 2026 (ReadyToTouch)"
7 posts
#10
Spark
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/scala
Api Framework
26 reviews
#1
Http4s
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Play Framework
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Play
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Ui Library
1 review
#1
JavaFX
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/scala
#1
[Scala Native]
: "Shocking news"
4 posts
#2
[Dotty]
: ":)"
3 posts
#3
metaprogramming
: "Scala metaprogramming, reflection beyond mirrors by Kalin Rudnicki @ Func Prog Sweden"
2 posts
#4
[Scala.js]
: "Open-sourcing ShipReq – a requirements platform written in FP Scala/Scala.js"
1 post
#5
fp-effects
: "To Effect or Not to Effect - a Scala Perspective by Daniel Ciocîrlan @FuncProgConf"
1 post
#6
capture checking
: "dapr4s: POC for using Safe Scala to build cloud apps"
1 post
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Yearly
+2k members(4.2%)
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Last updated: October 16, 2026