# Ruby on Rails job **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 12, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-job/128896 "2008-02-12T14:01:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/divotdave)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-job/128896/1 "2008-02-12T14:01:00Z")
Hi guys, anyone want a web development role? Using open source technologies, including Ruby. Also, J2EE, SQL. Based in London, £40-50k. ---
**Author:** ![divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/divotdave)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-job/128896/2 "2008-02-15T08:41:24Z")
As inspired by this post quoted below: David Harland kirjoitti: > Hi guys, anyone want a web development role? Using open source > technologies, including Ruby. Also, J2EE, SQL. Based in London, £40-50k. I would like to hear opinions on this issue. Do you think it is ok to use comp.lang.ruby for recruiting? Or are job offers etc spam? Should we go after these spammers and shut 'em up ‘for good’? ---
**Author:** ![divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/divotdave)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-job/128896/3 "2008-02-15T08:59:09Z")
On Feb 15, 2:40 am, Casimir [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Or are job offers etc spam? Should we go after these spammers and shut > 'em up ‘for good’? why? if its a ruby job --which it is, and it’s not a _flood_ of posts –which it is not, then why fuss over it? T. ---
**Author:** ![divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/divotdave)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-job/128896/4 "2008-02-15T09:00:21Z")
Casimir wrote: > 'em up ‘for good’? > Yes, but only if they mention J2EE 😉 ---
**Author:** ![divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/divotdave)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-job/128896/5 "2008-02-15T11:54:10Z")
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008, Casimir wrote: > ‘for good’? > As long as the job postings are on topic - i.e. Ruby related jobs - > they’re fine with me (hey, I’m a freelancer, might well be I snatch > myself > one those eventually). > \*t – ---
**Author:** ![divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/divotdave)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-job/128896/6 "2008-02-15T14:51:20Z")
On Feb 15, 2008, at 7:11 AM, Martin DeMello wrote: > On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Casimir [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > wrote: > > > Do you think it is ok to use comp.lang.ruby for recruiting? > > Or are job offers etc spam? Should we go after these spammers and > > shut > > 'em up ‘for good’? > > Where else would one post job offers targeting the ruby community? One option might be: > **[RubyNow: Ruby Jobs | Niche Ruby on Rails Jobs Board](https://jobs.rubynow.com/)** > > Find Ruby on Rails developers. Post Ruby jobs into the inboxes of active Rails developers today. RubyNow: the trusted Ruby Jobs board since 2005. James Edward G. II ---
**Author:** ![divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/divotdave)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-job/128896/7 "2008-02-15T14:12:17Z")
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Casimir [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Do you think it is ok to use comp.lang.ruby for recruiting? > Or are job offers etc spam? Should we go after these spammers and shut > 'em up ‘for good’? Where else would one post job offers targeting the ruby community? It’s not as though the group is being taken over with mass-spammed and untargeted job posts. martin ---
**Author:** ![divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@divotdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/divotdave)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-job/128896/8 "2008-02-15T17:17:54Z")
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