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It looks like its a build tool? Are you obligated to use that with scala or something?

• the_af 6y ago
  You're not obligated, but much like Maven is the build tool for Java, sbt is the build tool for Scala. You use alternatives at your own peril. This means you won't be able to understand other people's builds, for example. I know some Scala projects use Maven instead. Whether that's a good idea is debatable!
  • lihaoyi 6y ago
    > You use alternatives at your own peril. This means you won't be able to understand other people's builds, for example. The tradeoff is with SBT, you won't be able to understand your own builds! (This is kind of a joke, but not really...)
    • the_af 6y ago
      Sadly, you're completely right. It's not a joke: it's happened to me. I still have nightmares about sbt.