sbt/sbt

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

sbt is the interactive build tool for Scala and Java projects, using a Scala-based DSL (build.sbt) to define parallel task graphs. It provides incremental compilation via Zinc, dependency management through Coursier, testing, packaging, and publishing to Maven Central.

Use cases

• build a scala project
• cross-build against multiple scala versions
• incrementally compile and test scala code
• publish jars to maven central
• scaffold a new scala project from a template
• manage java and scala library dependencies

When to choose

• you are building a Scala or Java project, especially multi-module or cross-built against several Scala versions
• you want fast edit-compile-test loops with incremental compilation and file watching
• you need an extensible build with a large plugin ecosystem (Scala.js, Play, etc.)

When to avoid

• you are building a simple non-JVM project better served by a lighter tool
• your team dislikes Scala-based build DSLs and prefers declarative formats like YAML or TOML
• you need extremely fast cold builds on huge projects where alternative tools may be simpler

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

build-tool compiler package-manager testing developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages compilers jvm cross-platform cli scala incremental-compilation zinc build-dsl jvm automation

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