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When Developers Are Afraid to Try Something New

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When Developers Are Afraid to Try Something New

Post by shinolajla1234 » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 4:13 PM UTC

Anecdotal article about someone trying to get their team to use Scala, and ways to help your team learn about new technologies.

When Developers Are Afraid to Try Something New
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Re: When Developers Are Afraid to Try Something New

Post by baddeveloper » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 5:50 PM UTC

Can developers really affect change from the ground up? Didn't turn out so well for Jenna in this story, but I bet all the developers were better off having been exposed to new ideas.

Re: When Developers Are Afraid to Try Something New

Post by shinolajla1234 » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 7:03 PM UTC

baddeveloper wrote: post #2

Can developers really affect change from the ground up? Didn't turn out so well for Jenna in this story, but I bet all the developers were better off having been exposed to new ideas.

Definitely. Drives me crazy when people are closed-minded about adopting the right technology to address a particular problem.

Re: When Developers Are Afraid to Try Something New

Post by rabbitfang » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 8:39 PM UTC

It depends on the organization, but using a new language to solve a specific problem is a good way to get the foot in the door.

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