Scala.js
Shares rank 4 of 6 transpilers by recommenders
Lets people write frontend code in Scala and is free and fun to use, though code sharing with GHCJS is thinner.
Lets people write frontend code in Scala and is free and fun to use, though code sharing with GHCJS is thinner.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Scala on the frontend
“Full stack Scala with Scala.js on the frontend is so very nice.”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “The Sovereign Tech Fund Invests in Scala” “For the frontend, ScalaJS[0].”
Comment from 19 Oct 2026 in “Java sealed classes and exhaustive pattern matching” Fun and cool to use
“ScalaJS is both fun and cool”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “I am moving away from Scala”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Code sharing with GHCJS is thinner
“Scala.js and GHCJS are essentially separate compilation targets with thinner sharing stories”
Comment from 27 Mar 2026 in “Swift 6.3 Released”
Other transpilers people recommend
The four most recommended other transpilers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 6 transpilers, rankedWhat people said
4 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“For the frontend, ScalaJS[0].”
“Scala.js and GHCJS are essentially separate compilation targets with thinner sharing stories”
“Full stack Scala with Scala.js on the frontend is so very nice.”
“ScalaJS is both fun and cool”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.