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As someone who has to screen way too many "Scala Developer"s, just being able write idiomatic Scala to solve FizzBuzz level problems already puts you head and s
by kenhwang 9y ago
As someone who has to screen way too many "Scala Developer"s, just being able write idiomatic Scala to solve FizzBuzz level problems already puts you head and shoulders above the competition. It's frustrating how often candidates write more or less Java and try to pass it off as Scala.
Scala devs are already quite difficult to find, and we're more than willing to dedicate months of training to get someone up to speed on Scala. I suspect other shops might be the same, so any demonstration of decrease in training time is a huge plus.
- EnderMB 9y agoI wish every Scala house had this attitude. I'm a .NET developer by day (for the moment, I'm moving jobs soon), and I applied for a handful of Scala roles, and I didn't even get as far as the interview stage for all but one of them. One of them was nice enough to tell me that they wouldn't be continuing with the process because they're looking for the finished article, rather than having to train someone to use Scala. Since the job advert is still coming up on SO Careers I would assume that they're still looking...