r/scala is a subreddit with 58k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, 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
: "Why is it so difficult to hire solid Scala developers right now? I could use some advice."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/scala
#1
Scala
: "Scala’s Growth Model — Building Inward, Starving Outward"
357 posts
#2
Looking For
35 posts
#3
Sbt
: "Sbt 2.0.0-RC11 and 1.12.9 released"
35 posts
#4
Java
17 posts
#5
Release
13 posts
#6
Intellij
: "Spring Boot + Scala + sbt + Intellij"
10 posts
#7
Ai
9 posts
#8
Released
8 posts
#9
Job
7 posts
#10
Spark
: "Spark UI is basically useless for debugging is there something better or alternative for it?"
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"
5 posts
#2
[Dotty]
: ":)"
5 posts
#3
[Scala.js]
: "Open-sourcing ShipReq – a requirements platform written in FP Scala/Scala.js"
2 posts
#4
fp-effects
: "I made a simple implementation of CE inside Rust"
2 posts
#5
scala 3.7
: "Just released Fuda (札) — a type-safe opaque UUID identifiers for Scala 3"
1 post
#6
metaprogramming
: "I like to share with you MCP tool, which help LLMs to examine project code - ScalaSemantic"
1 post
Member Growth in r/scala
Yearly
+2k members(4.3%)
Similar Subreddits to r/scala
r/Backend
66k members
180.0% / yr
r/Games
3.6M members
3.9% / yr
r/Gitea
3k members
15.4% / yr
r/IntelliJIDEA
25k members
12.0% / yr
r/java
404k members
8.9% / yr
r/linux
1.9M members
9.5% / yr
r/programming
6.9M members
1.9% / yr
r/rust
418k members
16.7% / yr
About
GummySearch helps people research Reddit communities by organizing activity, growth, themes, and post-level signals into one place.
This page gives a focused view of r/scala, including current member size, discussion patterns, product reviews, and related communities to explore.
This data is synced periodically so insights stay current and useful for ongoing research.
Last updated: August 13, 2026