# How best to reach out to Ruby developers in the Bay Area?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-best-to-reach-out-to-ruby-developers-in-the-bay-area/134306>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 9, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-best-to-reach-out-to-ruby-developers-in-the-bay-area/134306 "2008-04-09T18:51:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![carladeluxe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@carladeluxe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/carladeluxe)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-best-to-reach-out-to-ruby-developers-in-the-bay-area/134306/1 "2008-04-09T18:51:37Z")

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Hi,

We are looking to hire someone fluent/proficient in Ruby, but I fear  
we are going about it the wrong way. How best to reach those looking  
for project work?

Cheers and thanks,

Carla de Luca  
San Francisco, CA

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**Author:** ![carladeluxe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@carladeluxe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/carladeluxe)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-best-to-reach-out-to-ruby-developers-in-the-bay-area/134306/2 "2008-04-09T19:25:35Z")

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carladeluxe wrote:

> We are looking to hire someone fluent/proficient in Ruby, but I fear  
> we are going about it the wrong way. How best to reach those looking  
> for project work?

How are you going about it?

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