r/scala is a subreddit with 57k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and 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
News
: "Scala 3.7.0 released!"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Free book: "Design with Types" — the Scala 3 type system tutorial I wished existed when I kept hitting unexplained walls"
4 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Project Emerge: an open source swarm robotics platform"
4 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Announcing Scala.js 1.20.1"
3 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Rock the JVM Black Friday offer"
2 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "Hiring a new Scala Software Engineer with TypeLevel experience, Full Remote ($87K – $138K)"
2 posts
#7
Pain & Anger
: "I waited 4 years for this Scala feature - F[_] around and find out"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/scala
#1
Scala
: "Anyone going to this Scala 3 workshop in Colorado?"
357 posts
#2
Looking For
35 posts
#3
Sbt
: "Sbt 2.0.0-RC9 released"
35 posts
#4
Java
: "Pekko 2.0.0 will move to Java 17 based and drop Scala 2.12 Support."
17 posts
#5
Release
: "sbt 2.0.0-RC2 Released"
13 posts
#6
Intellij
: "Intellij Scala Plugin in 2025 | The Intellij Scala Plugin Blog"
10 posts
#7
Ai
: "Programming Languages in the Age of Ai Agents"
9 posts
#8
Released
: "Workflows4s Finally Released — You Might Hate Your Business Processes a Little Less"
8 posts
#9
Job
: "Job-focused list of product companies using Scala in production — 2026 (ReadyToTouch)"
7 posts
#10
Spark
: "Spark 4.0.0 released"
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
fp-effects
: "Kyo 1.0-RC1 - A New Era of Simplicity and Stability!"
3 posts
#2
[Scala Native]
: "S2D - Simple Videogames Programming Library written in Scala"
2 posts
#3
It's not pretty!
: "Why on Earth is John Pretty Pinned to the Top of this Sub?"
1 post
#4
direct-style
: "Scala's Gamble with Direct Style"
1 post
#5
[Scala.js]
: "Open-sourcing ShipReq – a requirements platform written in FP Scala/Scala.js"
1 post
#6
metaprogramming
: "Understanding Match Types in Scala 3"
1 post
Member Growth in r/scala
Yearly
+2k members(3.9%)
Similar Subreddits to r/scala
r/Backend
60k members
188.6% / yr
r/Games
3.5M members
3.9% / yr
r/IntelliJIDEA
25k members
12.7% / yr
r/java
397k members
8.3% / yr
r/linux
1.9M members
9.4% / yr
r/programming
6.9M members
1.6% / yr
r/Python
1.5M members
9.0% / yr
r/rust
408k members
16.5% / 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: June 2, 2026