The short answer is no. Unless, you want to become a better programmer by learning functional programming. The slow compiles times, high learning curve, and reliance on JVM makes it unsuitable for new projects. I would stick with Go. This is coming from a Scala developers that spent 7 years with the language. I don't regret it, but even I must admit, it's unsuitable for production projects. You will become a much stronger programmer though. So depends on your goal.