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Ismael Juma commented on KAFKA-6090:
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Thanks for the report. We still recommend the Scala 2.11 version since it's the
most tested version. Our system tests run with Scala 2.11 nightly and users
with large deployments like LinkedIn are still using a mix of 2.10 and 2.11.
There will be an additional Scala 2.11 release for what it's worth:
https://github.com/scala/scala-dev/issues/433
> Upgrade the Scala recommendation to 2.12
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>
> Key: KAFKA-6090
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-6090
> Project: Kafka
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Reporter: Lionel Cons
> Priority: Minor
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> Currently, the download page contains for the latest Kafka version (0.11.0.1):
> {quote}
> We build for multiple versions of Scala. This only matters if you are using
> Scala and you want a version built for the same Scala version you use.
> Otherwise any version should work (2.11 is recommended).
> {quote}
> Scala 2.11 is not supported anymore. Version 2.11.11 (released 6 months ago)
> indicates:
> {quote}
> The 2.11.11 release concludes the 2.11.x series, with no further releases
> planned. Please consider upgrading to 2.12!
> {quote}
> So it seems it is time to recommend 2.12 for Kafka usage and (soon) start to
> build for Scala 2.13...
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