I like Scala, and this is purely anecdotal: but with Java 8 becoming pervasive and large companies adopting Scala style guides that recommend most of the advanced features away [1], Scala becomes a less compelling choice.<p>Sure, companies aren&#x27;t dropping existing code in Scala, but I would be surprised if large organization were to push for new code to be written in Scala instead of Java 8.<p>Edit: link<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;twitter&#x2F;scala_school" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;twitter&#x2F;scala_school</a>