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Hello Charles, Thanks for this question. As a professional programmer, I concur with our colleagues' assessment of hiring contract development work. I have not worked with anyone from Fiverr before, but I can't tell you how many contract jobs I've taken over, following a programmer from a Fiverr-like service who has either been relieved of their duties or stopped contributing to the project. A good software developer will likely have a host of questions for you about your project, so it would be best to take the time to identify exactly what it is you'd like done. You can then work with the developer to structure development cadence and create milestones. Finally, depending on what your project entails, it's highly likely that there's an open source solution in existence you can build on top of. The benefit here is that you're not reinventing basic functionality, and if the open source project is popular enough, many developers may already be familiar working with that codebase, enabling you to extend software capabilities at your own pace. Sincerely, Mark A. Pernotto On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 6:08 AM Hammer, Erich F <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Charles, > > As an academic institution, we have access to grad students and have > occasionally hired them (with both excellent and terrible results) for this > kind of work. I can't make a suggestion as to who where to get programming > assistance, but I do want to point out a very important fact to consider... > > Custom programming is not a "one-and-done" thing like adding a deck to > your house. Anything you build (or have built) you have to support. It > will have bugs, and they may not show up for a long time. The hardware, > operating systems, and web technologies will change beneath it and have > unexpected effects. You will want to modify it. In short, ensure that > your budget includes a very healthy percentage of funds for ongoing work > into the future. The more you will rely on the product, the more you need > to set aside for maintaining and continuing it. (Also, good programmers -- > like good contractors -- don't come cheap. It will be much more expensive > over the life of the product than you expect.) > > Erich > > > On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 20:46, Charles Meyer eloquently inscribed: > > > My esteemed liamtates, > > > > I was curious if you oir your library has ever hired a programmer or > coder > > to create(write) a new program or software application? > > > > I've heard good things re: hiring graphics designers on > > https://www.fiverr.com/ > > > > I'm not sure if you can or should post on fiverr to hire a programmer? > > > > Thank you! > > > > Charles. > > > > Charles Meyer > > Charlotte County Public Library > > >