Positioning for Scala or Lift jobs
I'm starting to understand Scala and I like it a lot. 

**How can you position yourself to get a paying job as a Scala developer (assuming those become more common)?**

- What parts of the Scala ecosystem have the best job potential (Lift, Actors?). 

- How can you gain credibility with a prospective employer without being able to point to Scala work experience (maybe experience on open-source projects?).

(The above questions are hopefully of somewhat general interest to Scala folk. If you want to factor my particular situation into your response, here are a few details about me: longtime developer (mostly Java) with a Computer Sci PhD; not currently working; I'm tied to a non-cutting edge location (Rochester NY), so I may be limited to remote work.)


Positioning for Scala or Lift jobs
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I'm starting to understand Scala and I like it a lot. 

**How can you position yourself to get a paying job as a Scala developer (assuming those become more common)?**

- What parts of the Scala ecosystem have the best job potential (Lift, Actors?). 

- How can you gain credibility with a prospective employer without being able to point to Scala work experience (maybe experience on open-source projects?).

(The above questions are hopefully of somewhat general interest to Scala folk. If you want to factor my particular situation into your response, here are a few details about me: longtime developer (mostly Java) with a Computer Sci PhD; not currently working; I'm tied to a non-cutting edge location (Rochester NY), so I may be limited to remote work.)

