"We even tried the outsourcing route but even that didn't work: offshore devs are all about PHP/Java/C#." That isn't really true. I know a few ex Thoughtworker

"We even tried the outsourcing route but even that didn't work: offshore devs are all about PHP/Java/C#." That isn't really true. I know a few ex Thoughtworker people who know RoR inside out and work as consultants from Bangalore. You just need to know where to look. As for the larger issue of the various types of RoR programmers - no comment. (I upvoted you!)