As someone with a mvn-built Spark Streaming to Delta Lake project in Scala open in IDEA right this moment I find this article hugely depressing. I love every single technology I just mentioned but the sheer proposed scope makes me think it ain't gonna happen. The momentum is lost completely.

* IDEA works for Scala just fine but I wouldn't object to more refactoring features ported from the Java world

* the Akka debacle was enormous and made me think Scala is not viable anymore outside of the Spark/Flink/Kafka circles

* mvn needs a newer frontend/DSL but it's light years ahead of the SBTs/Gradles of the world otherwise

* WAScalaM seems to be the only alternative platform that is forward-looking enough to make sense

* FP has its place but the multi-year emphasis on it has damaged real-life adoption disproportionately

In this post, John de Goes discusses the issues standing in the way of Scala’s growth in industry, and share his thoughts about how we can all help.