I am really hoping they film it with similar production values to The Man in the High Castle. I think the pacing, and the mix of reality and fantasy, in that would suit LOTR really well.
As much as I like Scala I find that hard to believe. I actually look for Scala in the job listings and I never felt it came up that much, compared to say Python or Javascript. A dumb search on the page for scala mostly turns up scalable ...
I'm starting to think institutionalizing this kind of convoluted hiring/hazing ritual also keeps developer salaries down. Imagine if whenever you interviewed, instead of getting say 1 offer in 5 you got 4 out of 5. Now you'd be in a better bargaining position when considering offers.
These numbers match my before/move-to-NYC salary numbers. He mentions the possibility of a raise at current position but doesn't say much about post-NYC/SF raises. It took a few years but I've roughly doubled my initial NYC income.
Also, you have to make it to save it.