Good place to find programmers for desktop apps?
 

I have a good budget for a app I need made for mass distribution, and seriously I cant seem to find a good programmer with solid experience, other than guru, elance, RAC where is good to check?

Define "good budget" and "mass distribution". Also, qualify "app".

The answer will vary quite a bit depending on what you need.

mass distribution = must work on windows xp vista and other common versions, good budget = show me the apps you made, your experience and if I feel you can make it happen ill pay whatever it takes to get you to dedicate your time on this app asap.

must have DES experience and web programming either asp .net or php (sql / mysql)

If it's a relatively small job, places like elance unfortunately are your best bet. Most quality programmers just don't do freelance work, so in many cases, if you only need a small project done, you'll have to go for second rate programmers.

A step up from that is hiring a software development company. You usually get better quality, fewer bugs, the option of support, and the chance to develop a lasting business relationship (meaning the company is less likely to disappear a few months from now, which could render the old code all but useless for future development).

In the end, though, you might want to hire an employee or two. With every project of reasonable size and complexity, you're bound to run into numerous unforeseen issues with specific setups. Broad compatibility is usually an ongoing project, not a one-off job.

Scriptlance is GOOD provided you get bids from guys who've done projects with similar complexity and scale. Pick a provider that has done a lot of work, has a lot of good reviews, and the prior jobs are priced close to your project price.

stuartd from this board could probably rock it for you;

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