Why You Shouldn’t Use Scala

Manpreet Singh
3 min readAug 18, 2022

Welcome back! Scala is a very popular programming language that many coders use, so, let’s take a look at some reasons why you shouldn’t use Scala anymore!

Not a Ton Of Job Openings

A big downside of this language is the lack of jobs, this somewhat ties in with the previous statement as well. Here’s the thing, when a language is new/growing it’s community, this can cause some issues with the job sector of that language, if you want to find a programming language that has a ton of jobs surrounding it right now, this is probably not the best language for that.

Community Fading Away

One of the biggest issues facing Scala right now is the community, specifically people using this language. Not too long ago, this language was gaining popularity at a fairly fast rate, since this language first appeared in 2004, it’s definitely had some time to mature. As of right now, it’s looking like Scala is somewhat fading away, not completely, but it does look like some of…

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