scala
Scala 2 compiler and standard library. Scala 2 bugs at https://github.com/scala/bug; Scala 3 at https://github.com/scala/scala3 (by scala)
kotlin
The Kotlin Programming Language. (by JetBrains)
scala | kotlin | |
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50 | 226 | |
14,383 | 50,572 | |
0.1% | 0.7% | |
9.8 | 10.0 | |
8 days ago | 3 days ago | |
Scala | Kotlin | |
Apache License 2.0 | - |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
scala
Posts with mentions or reviews of scala.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-04-08.
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Deploying a Scala Play Application to Heroku
I’ve been a web developer for years, but I haven’t touched Java in a long time — like, late-90s long. Back then, Java development felt cumbersome: lots of boilerplate and complex configurations. It was not exactly a pleasant experience for building simple web apps. So when I recently started exploring Scala and the Play Framework, I was curious more than anything. Has the Java developer experience gotten better? Is it actually something I’d want to use today?
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Top FP technologies
Scala
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TypeScript's Lack of Naming Types and Type Conversion in Angular
Elm, ReScript, F#, Ocaml, Scala… it’s just normal to name your types, then use them places. In fact, you’ll often create the types _before_ the code, even if you’re not really practicing DDD (Domain Driven Design). Yes, you’ll do many after the fact when doing functions, or you start testing things and decide to change your design, and make new types. Either way, it’s just “the norm”. You then do the other norms like “name your function” and “name your variables”. I’m a bit confused why it’s only 2 out of 3 (variables and functions, not types) in this TypeScript Angular project. I’ll have to look at other internal Angular projects and see if it’s common there as well.
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Programming in Scala as a "Better" Java
Scala is a programming language for the JVM born in 2004 that is both object oriented and functional. Since it runs in the JVM it can call any Java method and be called by any Java method. So, moving from Java to Scala is practically pain free, all you have to do is learn the new syntax. You have all the Java libraries at your disposal plus all the improvements Scala has to offer. Even though Scala is both OOP and Functional it doesn't force you to use either of the two paradigms and so it can just be used as a simple OOP replacement for Java with great benefits to speed of coding and readability. In this article I will not get into the details but just show you enough to make you curious and try it. If you want to dive deeper here is a link for you: https://www.scala-lang.org
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Counted B-Trees
Funnily enough this is (was?) used by the Scala collection library's TreeSet/TreeMap, for fast performance of the `take` and `drop` operations. This is a red-black tree though, not a B-Tree.
Commit https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/82/commits/b7e671446892c... of PR https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/82
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Groovy 🎷 Cheat Sheet - 01 Say "Hello" from Groovy
Recently I had to revisit the "JVM languages universe" again. Yes, language(s), plural! Java isn't the only language that uses the JVM. I previously used Scala, which is a JVM language, to use Apache Spark for Data Engineering workloads, but this is for another post 😉.
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Top Paying Programming Technologies 2024
8. Scala - $96,381
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Server side(Backend) programming languages
Scala
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Functional Programming Library for Golang by IBM
Big Scala vibes here, see also [1].
1: https://github.com/scala/scala/blob/v2.13.11/src/library/sca...
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Scala 2.13.11 and 2.12.18 are here
For details, refer to the release notes on GitHub: * https://github.com/scala/scala/releases/tag/v2.13.11 * https://github.com/scala/scala/releases/tag/v2.12.18
kotlin
Posts with mentions or reviews of kotlin.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-02-22.
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Doodle Weather Clone
Doodle helps you create beautiful, modern apps entirely in Kotlin. Its render model is intuitive yet powerful, making it easy to achieve complex UIs with pixel level precision and layouts. This simplicity and power applies to everything from user input to drag and drop. Doodle lets you build and animate anything.
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5 Best Programming Languages to Learn: Decoding the Future
5. Kotlin: The Modern Java Alternative
- This is why we can't have nice things: When POM files lie
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The Mobile Development Tech Stack for 2025
Kotlin Official Website
- Translating 10M lines of Java to Kotlin
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Kotlin vs. Java: A Grand Finale and Farewell (But Not Goodbye!)
Kotlin Official Website: Your one-stop shop for all things Kotlin, with comprehensive documentation, tutorials, and resources: https://kotlinlang.org/
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Day 0 of #100daysofMiva || Setting up for success
Next, I selected the technologies and frameworks I want to focus on during this challenge. For frontend development, I'll be exploring Reactjs, Vue.js, Bootstrap, Next.js, and MUI. For backend development, I'll be diving into Express, Django, Node.js, PHP, and Firebase. Additionally, I'll be learning Kotlin, React Native, and Flutter for mobile development, and APIs, PostgreSQL, Cloud, and MongoDB for full stack projects.
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Better Animations... in Latest Doodle
Doodle helps you create beautiful, modern apps entirely in Kotlin. Its render model is intuitive yet powerful, making it easy to achieve complex UIs with pixel level precision and layouts. This simplicity and power applies to everything from user input to drag and drop. Doodle lets you build and animate anything.
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Top 10 der Programmiersprachen mit den besten Job-Aussichten
Kotlin
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The Top Programming Languages to Learn in 2024
Kotlin, fully interoperable with Java, is increasingly used for Android app development. It offers a more concise syntax and improved safety features compared to Java, making it a modern language for mobile development. Discover more about Kotlin here.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing scala and kotlin you can also consider the following projects:
Elixir - Elixir is a dynamic, functional language for building scalable and maintainable applications
solidity - Solidity, the Smart Contract Programming Language
rust - Rust for the xtensa architecture. Built in targets for the ESP32 and ESP8266
Gradle - Adaptable, fast automation for all
rust - Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
kotlinx.coroutines - Library support for Kotlin coroutines