was to talk to your "super stars" (damn, I hate that almost as much as being called a "guru").
If you have some really great programmers, they surely know other great programmers. If they say they don't, its because you haven't demonstrated that you can meet the needs of their friends. Would you recommend that a 5-star chef friend of yours go work at the local burger joint? I doubt it, because they A) wouldn't, B) probably wouldn't be your friend anymore, C) tell their friends not to take positions you are recommending.
I have a handful of guys I would hire in a heartbeat if my company would step up and start compensating the great programmers what they were worth (or even an acceptable negotiation), but they don't so I won't bring my friends.
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was to talk to your "super stars" (damn, I hate that almost as much as being called a "guru").
If you have some really great programmers, they surely know other great programmers. If they say they don't, its because you haven't demonstrated that you can meet the needs of their friends. Would you recommend that a 5-star chef friend of yours go work at the local burger joint? I doubt it, because they A) wouldn't, B) probably wouldn't be your friend anymore, C) tell their friends not to take positions you are recommending.
I have a handful of guys I would hire in a heartbeat if my company would step up and start compensating the great programmers what they were worth (or even an acceptable negotiation), but they don't so I won't bring my friends.