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I agree that Rails developers will probably still have plenty of work in the downturn. But, then again, Django & PHP developers may also. However, I'm not sure

I agree that Rails developers will probably still have plenty of work in the downturn. But, then again, Django & PHP developers may also. However, I'm not sure I buy the argument that the work will come from corporate IT projects. FTA: "First of all, while we fully expect some CIOs to delay or cancel some internal IT projects." I agree–you'll see a lot of canceled and delayed projects. But, I think it takes quite a bit more to convince a corporate CIO to outsource the development AND hosting of an internal project. Maybe I've been out of the corporate world for too long (it's been 8 years), but in my experience, a CIO would rather put a project on hold than a) get up to speed on Rails, b) put a project out to bid, and/or c) worry about the perceived risks of having corporate data on external servers (especially in the case of financial, healthcare, or edu entities).

wastedbrains 18y ago
Yeah I think the posts about Rails developers doing fine during the downturn applies to any of the fast growing scripting languages. Certainly Python, I am less sure about the current growth of PHP. People are really working to find and hire Ruby/Rails devs in SF and Boulder
- jraines 18y ago
  What's the best way to learn about these openings? I am looking to relocate in the next month and I want to get into Rails development (as in, for money as opposed to a hobby). If you or anyone can give advice (particularly about these two attractive locales), shoot me a note at jraines@gmail.com
  - wastedbrains 18y ago
    The Ruby meetup in SF is huge. There are also smaller more elite Ruby groups in SF if you can find them. Out there it seems there is a large need for good Ruby talent, so if your good you just need to get the word out in the Ruby community. Boulder has the Bouler.me ( http://boulder.me http://boulder.me ) going on but I think it just ended. Otherwise there is a Boulder Ruby meetup and the Boulder New TechMeetup both of which would be great places to look. I will keep an ear open for Rails specific work in Boulder.

wastedbrains 18y ago

Yeah I think the posts about Rails developers doing fine during the downturn applies to any of the fast growing scripting languages. Certainly Python, I am less sure about the current growth of PHP. People are really working to find and hire Ruby/Rails devs in SF and Boulder

jraines 18y ago
What's the best way to learn about these openings? I am looking to relocate in the next month and I want to get into Rails development (as in, for money as opposed to a hobby). If you or anyone can give advice (particularly about these two attractive locales), shoot me a note at jraines@gmail.com
- wastedbrains 18y ago
  The Ruby meetup in SF is huge. There are also smaller more elite Ruby groups in SF if you can find them. Out there it seems there is a large need for good Ruby talent, so if your good you just need to get the word out in the Ruby community. Boulder has the Bouler.me ( http://boulder.me http://boulder.me ) going on but I think it just ended. Otherwise there is a Boulder Ruby meetup and the Boulder New TechMeetup both of which would be great places to look. I will keep an ear open for Rails specific work in Boulder.