Communities of good developers are usually quite easy to find -- we congregate regularly at the various developer meetups around the city. Most big cities have perl, python, ruby, .NET, Java user groups... turn up and network. We can be a bit of a cliquey bunch, but that's more because we're unaccustomed to schmoozing and more used to doing things online. So, that bit's up to you.
One more thing -- cheap developers can often be a false economy. Paying 1/4 the hourly rate makes no sense if the job is done in 5x the time and at a lower quality. Unlike some other industries where the gap between a good and a bad professional may be relatively slim, the impact on a project of a dud or a star developer is massive. Of course, there are bad developers who also demand high rates, too, and it's up to the entrepreneur to choose wisely. So, there's no substitute for networking and exercising good judgment. Cheers, - alex. On 12/08/2010, at 11:46 AM, rc wrote: > I think you'll have trouble finding great full time coders as great > full time coders are either already employed, or don't work full > time. > > Contractors can't rely on a single source of income, so many will only > work part-time or casual for a range of clients. > > I have someone based in Australia that I use this way, he's a senior > developer with experience across a range of languages and frameworks. > Excellent at trouble-shooting. > > Will recommend him via direct email if you're interested. > > For those in this thread outsourcing, can you please recommend service > providers for outsourced web development? > > I've only had misses outsourcing overseas for everything except data > entry. These guys have been reliable for grunt work (when the sales > rep isn't on holiday for a week anyway). > > http://www.hitechbpo.com/ > > Whirlpool is my job board of choice. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. > > Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF > > No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- Alex Cooper m: 0402 024 304 w: http://acooper.org/ t: @kuperov -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
