Show examples of large companies using Scala in production (Twitter, LinkedIn, Walmart etc)
Gradual low risk introduction of Scala using Gatling load test and ScalaCheck
Production ready frameworks like Play and Akka
Demonstrate that Scala can be introduced at various levels from "Java without semi colons" to "You need to learn category theory to understand this" and what we would do to make sure everyone on the team would be up to speed.
Build a prototype
What counted against Clojure and Common Lisp was the immediate reaction of people with no exposure to lisp languages was "those brackets" and the lack of a large stable framework one can pick up and use as a gateway to using the language.
Simply put there can be a gradual adoption of Scala in a company that's really not possible with Clojure.
Show examples of large companies using Scala in production (Twitter, LinkedIn, Walmart etc)
Gradual low risk introduction of Scala using Gatling load test and ScalaCheck
Production ready frameworks like Play and Akka
Demonstrate that Scala can be introduced at various levels from "Java without semi colons" to "You need to learn category theory to understand this" and what we would do to make sure everyone on the team would be up to speed.
Build a prototype
What counted against Clojure and Common Lisp was the immediate reaction of people with no exposure to lisp languages was "those brackets" and the lack of a large stable framework one can pick up and use as a gateway to using the language.
Simply put there can be a gradual adoption of Scala in a company that's really not possible with Clojure.