Governance
Who’s behind Scala?
Scala was created byProf. Martin OderskyatEPFL.
The Scala language and associated websites are cooperative projects of the followingfour groups:
- theScala Center atEPFL
- the Scala 3 team in Martin’s research groupLAMP (also at EPFL)
- the Scala team atAkka
- the Scala team atVirtusLab
and the Scala community more broadly, with participation from manycompanies, organizations, and individuals.
Who does what?
The main decision body is theScala Core team which meets weeklyto discuss issues within the language and its ecosystem.
The Scala Center focuses on coordinating governance, education (especiallyonline courses), documentation, open source community outreach, and tooling.Community participation in all of these efforts is strongly encouraged.
Scala 2 maintenance is primarily handled by the Scala team at Akka. Thatteam also participates in Scala 3 development.
VirtusLab focuses on infrastructure and tooling for Scala 3.
Scala 3 development is done by the compiler team currently listed atScala Compiler Team page and Scala 2 maintainers list islocated inthe github README ofthe scala/scala repository.
For Scala 3, see also theDevelopment guarantees, which describesin detail how the timing and contents of Scala 3 releases are arrived at.
Scala Improvement Process
The SIP is the primary mechanism for evolving the Scala language.
This process aims to evolve Scala openly and collaboratively. Anyone from the community is welcome to submit a Scala Improvement Proposal (SIP), which is then reviewed and discussed by a Committee. Every month, the Committee votes on the proposals to accept in the language.
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Scala Center
This is the Scala language foundation coordinating Scala governance, community, education, and OSS library/tool development.
The Scala Center contributes to the language core, open source Scala tooling and libraries, anddelivers high-quality education materials. It fosters conversations in the community and coordinates with various parties to unblock and improve the Scala ecosystem.
Joining the Center’s Advisory Board is an effective way to participate in Scala governance, have your voice heard, as well as supporting the Center to achieve its goals.
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