I was wondering if there are any specialist that do java source code review for companies (suggest improvement, etc). What would be a reasonable rate for someone, and what qualifications would they have?
Any suggestions?
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Part of the value of code review is knowledge transfer and education within your group. If you outsource it, you're giving away a lot of the benefit. Why pay somebody to do this? Learn to do it better yourself. It's a core ability that you should cultivate.
It's an entirely different matter if you want to hire a mentor to come in and help with the process.
duffymo
2009-12-29 03:07:25
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Although you can surely grow such expertise in-house as duffymo suggested, sometimes you simply do not have the time for that, or you need the level of expertise maintaining which in-house makes no sense. If your application code triggers some weird JVM behavior, you might pay a JVM engineer for a few hours, but likely won't hire one as a permanent member of your staff, right?
As for qualifications, you need to engage someone better that yourself and members of your staff, so I would primarily look for a solid track record and verifiable references.
The rate would substantially depend on whether you can ship the code (to a reputable provider) anywhere in the world or you need the consultant to come on-site.
Dmitry Leskov
2009-12-29 07:52:53
what approach your company took?
cometta
2009-12-29 09:50:43
That's not code review. The situation you're citing is entirely different.
duffymo
2009-12-29 15:56:37
@duffymo: Yes, my example was a bit extreme, just to illustrate the idea that you may not, need not, and should not try to maintain all sorts of expertise in-house. Unless you are (competing with the likes of) Google or Apple, that is. :)
Dmitry Leskov
2009-12-31 11:28:10
@cometta: Somewhat contrary to the above, so far we have only been providing, not consuming such services.
Dmitry Leskov
2009-12-31 11:28:59