Artemis
So...
What's folks' opinion on #Scala nowadays? Is it worth digging into?
May 10 at 11:32pmWeb
Show threadMike1d ago
Yes? No? Depends on your purpose.
Show threadMike20h ago

What JVM Web frameworks were you looking at? Spring is probably the most popular rn, but most people using it seem to hate it. Play Framework is often used with Scala, but it's also a remnant of the pre-Angular days, written with server-side MVC in mind.

I eschew frameworks because they get in the way of basic JVM startup. The best server-side tools are libraries, like Caliban and http4s and tapir in the Scala space. Most Scala libraries can also be used on the clients with Scala.js.

Show threadvascorsd1d ago
@art_codesmith it really depends on what you want to do with it. But I'd say the latest version is one of the most powerful languages around and works pretty well.
Show threadArtemis1d ago
@vascorsd I mostly do web development, but I'm open to other areas. It has recently popped onto my radar because I was poking around web frameworks on JVM.
Show threadvascorsd1d ago
@art_codesmith scala has a really wide range of ways to approach it. It has some powerful libraries and I have been using it on backend for web stuff for years. The jvm is pretty great in that area. Depending on how deep you want to go down the rabbit hole it can take a lot of time to master. It can be used as just better syntax for java with java's ecosystem (libraries like spring) and a lot can be done with the standard library and java libs. You can also go full FP with it 😅