I've been using Scala (for actor systems, mostly) for the last 2 years at my current company, and now I'm looking to change jobs. Are there any large companies that use it? Are there any Scala devs on blind? I've seen some logos associated with some libraries, Adobe, Amazon, LinkedIn and Walmart Labs specifically. Having doubts whether I committed career suicide by going with this job in the first place. #scala #linkedin #amazon #adobe
I know some teams at Amazon that heavily use it.
Not sure if this is the place to ask, but would you be willing to offer a referral?
People still living in the 2000s use it mostly.
It only ever became popular after 2010, though.
@onedeck You sound like a guy who can confidently give a wrong answer
Oddly enough I forgot about them using it. Thanks!
AirBnB uses it apparently
And Spotify
Languages are just tools anyway. Itâs always the same, class this, function that, etc⌠Once you know OOP you can just crash in anywhere. Donât know how much you guys would agree with this is but a senior director once told me that he believes one can recognize a senior eng simply with the fact they no longer treat languages like religions. I sort of agree. Scala is like Java with better and worst parts, depending on your taste. Java is like C++ but different, but also sort of the same. Youâll be fine!
Thanks! I do agree, but I was asking about Scala specifically since it seems to have a weird niche in job postings mostly due to its quirks and libraries. I don't subscribe to any one language's cult.
I donât think you committed any suicide with taking a job in Scala. And I also believe that itâs okay to go outside of your comfort zone and try another language. You should adapt soon and itâs healthy to try different things to remain polyvalent. My advice would be to go try a job you actually like and not care about whether theyâre using Java 7 or C89 or Scala or whatever. Itâs just machine code bits in the end anyway đ
Scala sucks, it is only useful if you do Spark development daily.
Funnily enough, code used to interact with Spark is some of the worse I've seen in my life, and it's written by people with significant experience. To each his own though, but I do recommend people try to write some themselves instead of looking at library code, since that is a bit difficult to understand.
I used to work at a company that used it, but like you said, the Scala community is very small. You can interview in whatever language you want â but if the interviewer doesnât know Scala, it might not be the best choice. Which other languages do you know? It wouldnât take long to pick up Java if you donât already know it.
I do know Java as well. My first couple of jobs were in Java, I write most of my side projects using it, and it's definitely my choice for interviews. Scala would just be more comfortable for daily work.
we use it
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linkedin no longer use it in new development.
Do you know why?
Damn. Can't say I blame them, hiring for scala looks like a pain in the ass.