The process change was top down, yes, I think that's the only way it could have succeeded IMO. However, the Scala change was bottom up and by developers.
The Mindshare acquisition is a recent event that postdates our technology change (Sept 19).
The Mindshare acquisition is a recent event that postdates our technology change (Sept 19).
It wasn't too difficult to convince the CTO that Scala was the right choice. He's a big OSS advocate. From a technological perspective we were trusted to make the right decision.
I think what really sold the the rest of the management team was how much money we could save in licensing fees.
Come on, ...Microsoft licensing costs are a rounding error compared to the cost of developers.