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Scala Space @scalaspace.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We've got a new home! Check out VSS: VirtusLab Scala Stack! Direct-style, AI-first, type-safe, human & agent-friendly. vss.virtuslab.com

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VirtusLab Scala Stack (VSS)

Direct-style Scala: type-safe code that is easy to comprehend and generate.

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David North @davidnorth-pkg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This month we've added Taverns and Docks. Huge shout out to @davesmith00000.bsky.social for his patience and guidance while I bombarded him for feedback! Find more on our (free) Patreon: www.patreon.com/purple_kingd... #gamedev #indie #indiegames #indiedev #scala #indigoengine

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Scala Space @scalaspace.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Metals v1.6.8 is out! 🐺 - Add scalafix lint diagnostics - javac-based parser for Java source indexing - Full support for JUnit 5 scalameta.org/metals/blog... Try it out in your favourite editor! #Scala

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Metals v1.6.8 - Osmium | Metals

We're happy to announce the release of Metals v1.6.8, which includes a few

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David North @davidnorth-pkg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This month we've been working on saving and loading islands - just another step forward on the path to getting our demo ready! More details here: www.patreon.com/purple_kingd... #gamedev #indie #indiegames #indiedev #scala #indigoengine

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scala-js.org @scala-js.org · 20/06/2026

#Scala.js 1.22.0 is out! This release adds support for sbt 2.x, and officializes the support for WebAssembly as stable. It also comes with performance improvements and bug fixes. www.scala-js.org/news/2026/06...

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Announcing Scala.js 1.22.0

Harness the Scala and JavaScript ecosystems to develop robust apps for browsers, serverless, and Node.js.

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Ok. The music industry has an AI problem. I'm not anti-AI, but I'm pro-people. I don't ever want a track a person didn't perform to auto-play and infect my recommendations. It's so much more insidious and cynical than AI image gen because you can't opt-out. You support/fund them via auto-play.

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∃ugene -Yokota 🥙 @eed3si9n.com · 15/06/2026

🛠️ sbt 2.0.0 is released! sbt 2.0 is a new major series of sbt, based on Scala 3 constructs and Bazel-compatible cache system. many thanks to Scala Center, Anatolii Kmetiuk (new maintainer), Adrien Piquerez (alumni), and other volunteers like Kenji Yoshida eed3si9n.com/sbt-2.0.0 #Scala

a screenshot of sbt session demonstrating sbt run called twice. the first run shows the startup sequence of the sbt server and shows "hello" on screen.

the second run, invoked via "sbt run" shows "hello" again, but in 0s.

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Salar Rahmanian @salarrahmanian.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Great start to the day with a new LTS release of #scala out, version 3.3.8 www.scala-lang.org/news/3.3.8/

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Scala 3.3.8 is now available!

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David North @davidnorth-pkg.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This month we've been working on creating islands from scratch! You can now build an island, and place trees and rocks! More details here: www.patreon.com/purple_kingd... #gamedev #indie #indiegames #indiedev #scala #indigoengine

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Not a new phenomenon, though. Programmers who move into management lose their confidence and fluency, and fall out of date. You don't lose it completely, but I believe most people's abilities diminish if they don't practice.

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The Scala Programming Language @scala-lang.org · 31/03/2026

We've discovered and fixed a long-standing security vulnerability in sbt involving command injection on Windows - read more in the blog article:

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Fixing a Command Injection Vulnerability in sbt

During our ongoing work on sbt 2, we discovered and fixed a command injection vulnerability affecting sbt on Windows.

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I am not sure how one enforces this philosophy in which I insist on human connection, particularly with the regard to open source code contributions. No doubt people have thought about it and I just need to go and read up.

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Example 4: Person makes a code contribution with AI assistance, and puts their name against it. AI value: *Probably* perfectly ok. AI is a tool, a person cared enough to do the work, tried themselves, had a little help, learned some stuff, and put their name on it. That's fine by me.

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Example 3: AI generates a code contribution to a repo. AI value: Less than or equal to zero. No human learned anything. No person to person connection was formed. No-one was invested. All it does is save me from running the LLM myself. Possibly wastes my time reviewing junk code.

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Example 2: A person wrote a blog post, and used AI to make a header image. AI value: Good. Replaces stock photography, which held little value anyway, at least for amateur bloggers paying $1 per image. The creative act was the writing, and the connection was between the reader and the author.

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Example 1: AI generates a piece of art in its entirety. AI value: Zero. I want to share a connection with a human via the medium they chose to express themselves in.

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I do not have a problem with AI, it's a tool. What I find fascinating is that in the case that AI removes the 'human connection', the value of its output, to me, falls to zero, or even less than zero for wasting my time. (We are social creatures, like it or not.)

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The most 2026 question you can ask someone on a PR: "Sorry for asking, but are you a person or an AI agent?"

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The Scala Programming Language @scala-lang.org · 29/05/2026

📢 Quick reminder to submit your Scala Days talk and/or workshop proposals by this Sunday, 31 May

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Scala Days 2026

Schedule, talks and talk submissions for Scala Days 2026

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Scala Space @scalaspace.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🚀 Scala Days 2026 Call for Papers is now OPEN! CFP link 👉 cfp.scaladays.org/scala26/cfp Would love to see more community voices on the Scala Days stage ❤️ #Scala #ScalaDays #FunctionalProgramming #JVM #Programming #TechCommunity

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Scala Days 2026

Schedule, talks and talk submissions for Scala Days 2026

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Alexandru Nedelcu @alexn.org · 20/05/2026

"Today, I'm open-sourcing my life's work and magnum opus: ShipReq ... a SaaS/webapp for storing and managing project requirements, tasks, and issues." #Scala #ScalaJS #FP gist.github.com/japgo...

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ShipReq OSS announcement

ShipReq OSS announcement. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

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David North @davidnorth-pkg.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This month I've been learning shaders and focusing on the waves for our game - they're aren't perfect yet, but they're looking pretty good. As always - more details can be found on Patreon (for free) www.patreon.com/posts/shady-... #gamedev #indie #indiegames #indiedev #scala #indigoengine

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The Scala Programming Language @scala-lang.org · 16/04/2026

The sbt 2 project has started the last mile process to lock down the 2.0.x branch. Depending on the bugs we discover, we are hopeful that a release candidate (currently 2.0.0-RC12) can graduate in a few weeks to a few months. www.scala-lang.org/blog/2026/0...

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Last mile towards sbt 2

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Voytek Pitula @krever01.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Psst, there might be a free slot or two at the current round of mentorship program. Just saying. business4s.org/mentorship/

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Intro | Business4s

Welcome to the Scala Mentorship Program! This initiative is free, open to engineers of all levels, and part of the

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Scala Space @scalaspace.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

New Metals release is out! It includes support for stdio in the Metals MCP server, as well as a new way to decompile class files. Take a look at the features and bug fixes: scalameta.org/metals/blog...

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Metals v1.6.7 - Osmium | Metals

We're happy to announce the release of Metals v1.6.7, which mostly focuses on

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scala-js.org @scala-js.org · 04/04/2026

#Scala.js 1.21.0 is out! This release introduces several changes with compatibility concerns. We encourage you to pay particular attention to the release notes. www.scala-js.org/news/2026/04...

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Announcing Scala.js 1.21.0

Harness the Scala and JavaScript ecosystems to develop robust apps for browsers, serverless, and Node.js.

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odersky.bsky.social @odersky.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Just gave my talk "How Can We Trust Our Agents" at #scalar. Slides: www.slideshare.net/slideshow/ho...

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Client Challenge

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sbt @scala-sbt.org · 24/03/2026

sbt 1.12.7 is released with a CVE fix!

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

It's a sign of the times, that whenever a new open source project pops up, I instinctively and cynically check the commit history for evidence that this new library has just been vibe-coded and released into the wild.

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Scala-CLI in Scastie? Don't mind if I do! #scala

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Sitting here, reviewing my own code, like a psychopath.

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davesmith00000 @davesmith00000.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Hello! Might be a silly question, but what's the status of continuations4s? Looks interesting!

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David North @davidnorth-pkg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Pirates, trees and mini-maps... oh my! This month has been working on just that.. more info, as ever, on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/pirate... #gamedev #indie #indiegames #indiedev #scala #indigoengine

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The Scala Programming Language @scala-lang.org · 27/01/2026

The Sovereign Tech Fund Invests in Scala: 🔐 security audits 🔧 sbt 2.0 📚 core library maintenance 💪 and long-term resilience for critical digital infrastructure Check out the announcement: www.scala-lang.org/b... 🙏 Huge thanks to @sovereign.tech

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Alexandru Nedelcu @alexn.org · 23/01/2026

Both these statements can be true at the same time: 1. AI slop is a burden for maintainers that were already suffering from burnout. 2. AI use can significantly lower the costs of maintaining open-source software.

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David North @davidnorth-pkg.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

This is why I love game dev.. the bugs are much more interesting than API work 😛 Combat system is done now though 🎉 You can read more at www.patreon.com/posts/147789... #gamedev #indie #indiegames #indiedev #scala #indigoengine

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scala-js.org @scala-js.org · 05/01/2026

#Scala.js 1.20.2 is released! It features more performance improvements and some bugfixes. www.scala-js.org/news/2026/01...

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Announcing Scala.js 1.20.2

Harness the Scala and JavaScript ecosystems to develop robust apps for browsers, serverless, and Node.js.

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Scala Space @scalaspace.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Metals 1.6.4 has just been release and as always it brings bug fixes as well as a number of general improvements. Take a look at the release notes for details: scalameta.org/metals/blog... #Scala

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Scala Space @scalaspace.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Today, instead of announcing a new feature, we would like to ask you about a possible new one. 🔎 In some other languages, it's possible to evaluate inline with the `>>>` symbol in a comment. This gives you a quick ability to evaluate some code. Should we add it to Metals?

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David North @davidnorth-pkg.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

We've recently added some Navy ships to our pirate colony sim, to really stir things up.. and some pretty graphics! Find out more here: www.patreon.com/posts/pretti... #gamedev #indie #indiegames #indiedev #scala #indigoengine

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David North @davidnorth-pkg.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Our little Pirate colony sim just got a raft of new buildings that can be built, and a new unit to help you along the way 🙂 You can find out more about them at www.patreon.com/posts/landlu... #gamedev #indie #indiegames #indiedev #scala #indigoengine

3 buildings in pixel art on the left, with a black background. The black fades into an island with 4 characters, one farming land, all in pixel art

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scala-js.org @scala-js.org · 06/09/2025

#Scala.js 1.20.1 is released! It features a number of performance improvements, both for the JavaScript and WebAssembly backends. www.scala-js.org/news/2025/09...

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Announcing Scala.js 1.20.1

Harness the Scala and JavaScript ecosystems to develop robust apps for browsers, serverless, and Node.js.

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sbt @scala-sbt.org · 31/08/2025

sbt 2.0.0-RC4 is released

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

UK online safety law in practice.

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The Scala Programming Language @scala-lang.org · 18/08/2025

🚀 Xebia is back in the Scala community at Scala Days as our Gold Sponsor! 💡 Meet their team, see demos, grab Legos, and join sessions on event-sourced domain modeling and DDD in Scala 3.

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Meet Our Sponsor - Xebia

Xebia is re-igniting its presence in the Scala community at Scala Days, bringing expertise in Scala, AI, engineering, and data solutions.

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