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Grant <emailgrant <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> I'm debating whether I should hire an expert programmer for $X/hour, |
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> or a company of expert programmers for $2X/hour. It makes sense from |
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> a financial perspective to hire programmers directly, but I wonder if |
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> there are benefits to hiring a really good company. |
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OK Grant, |
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Here is my suggestions: |
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Think about code integration/management/maintenance |
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of what your goals is. WHO is going to do this; |
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the consultant/programmer or someone in your company? |
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If you know or get solid references to a qualified individuals, |
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the direct is always better, imho. |
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What is your target linux distro? Flexible? |
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Just coding or some deep thinking about the |
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server(s) processes and distributed/redundancy |
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or other hardware issues that will affect the |
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running code and configuration? |
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If not direct, you can use a company and and replace the programmer |
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until you are satisfied with the work-product. Big companies will |
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often present marginally qualified folks and then move up the |
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skill tree, as it is always easy for them to place top-notch |
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folks; so you have to be a bit demanding on the software house. |
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If all you have to do is fuss to the Company and they manage everything |
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else, 2X is the best solution. However, I've used some |
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pretty big houses with lots of experts and had to |
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'surf through' quite a few folks, until you get the one(s) |
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you want. It is still better than searching yourself, |
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unless you or somebody you trust knows someone really good. |
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Expert coders may charge much more, but, they get work |
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done faster and with a higher (easy to maintain) |
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degree of excellence. Often the best is the least |
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expensive, if you are well organized (have written a |
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specification of exactly what you want and expect). |
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hth, |
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James |