Where do you go when you need to find an expert in a particular technology? Ideally, people who can do a 1-2 hour consultation over the phone.<p>We're using a couple new technologies (EventMachine, Cassandra) in our latest project and it'd be worth a lot if someone can double check our assumptions/architecture.
Why not try those who started the projects you are interested in? Perhaps some or all of them will contract their time, especially if it is really such a short duration, but don't expect it to be cheap.<p>Via searching github forks of these projects or searching in Google for related blog posts, etc. you might find others who are actively involved that you could contact.<p>If you are that unsure of your code though, perhaps you should contract/hire someone a little more surefooted to work longer than a few hours? There are a number of Ruby/Rails contracting agencies, which is where I'd start. Maybe places like:<p><a href="http://www.mirrorplacement.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mirrorplacement.com/</a><p>Or find someone in:
<a href="http://workingwithrails.com/" rel="nofollow">http://workingwithrails.com/</a><p>Just search- you should find a number of them.
On some project mailing lists, you are allowed to post jobs like this. Some project sponsors even support this behavior with a dedicated job board website.<p>But: each project has different policies, and may even not have a policy if it's that new and no one has asked your question before. So write a polite email to the list asking if it is OK to post a help wanted job ad, and if yes, what are the guidelines. Do NOT include your job ad in this question email. If you get the all clear, fire away.