[Hidden-tech] Where to look for freelancers

[Mark Bucciarelli]

On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 07:50:59AM -0400, Jean Graef wrote:

> We are looking for freelance programmers to work on assorted
> projects -- now and in the future. Would prefer local talent,
> but would also consider looking outside the valley. We're
> specifically looking for the following skills: 
>
> 1. Text parsing and manipulation (e.g. scan and transform a log
> file)
> 
> 2. Advanced Filemaker skills (e.g. scripting, with text and
> file plugins, XML Web publishing, integration with Microsoft
> Office applications)
> 
> 3. XML/XSLT transformations
> 
> Is anyone on this list interested? Can anyone recommend other
> places to look?

If performance really matters to you I can help with the
non-filemaker stuff.  Please contact me off list.

However, I expect a Perl Monk like Rich would be more
appropriate, as your app is basic text processing.

Other places to look for good hackers:

    - the local .NET user group (you know those folks)

    - the five-colleges Linux user groups (you might get lucky
      and find a really sharp student)

    - recommendations from comp-sci professors at colleges
      (ditto)

If this is going to be Free Software, another approach is to find
the author of a related library (libxml2 or libxslt for example)
and send a note to the author inquiring if they are interested in
contract work.  Most likely you will get a "no," but if you score
you can be confident you will get high-quality code.  Some
authors might even write proprietary code for a price, although
the good ones can find enough work writing Free Software.

I think there is a local filemaker pro expert, but his name
escapes me at the moment ...

If all else fails, find someone in Bulgaria or Ukraine.  ;)

Good luck,

m