I'm interested in your proposition - if they don't have an SVN repo and bug tracking systems they're not real developers. To clarify: I am not partial to SVN.

I'm interested in your proposition - if they don't have an SVN repo and bug tracking systems they're not real developers. To clarify: I am not partial to SVN. My key point was that if they have no SCM whatsoever, they are not worth their salt. No sensible developer would develop any application with more than 1 developer without an SCM. Few sensible developers would even develop a 1-developer app without an SCM (unless it's really just a test app/prototype to be thrown away.. and even then...). I don't have any other major indicators, other than the ones in my article. With respect to software infrastructure, I'd recommend using hosted solutions (github, fogbugz, etc), whichever ones you find most useful for your project.