This is true, there are many crappy developers out there. How do you find the good ones that take pride in the quality of their work? I don't know, except to say if you don't haven any technical know-how the best way is probably the same you might find a good plumber or auto mechanic or dentist or lawyer or any other professional service, hope you get lucky with some good references. I never hear people looking for those services ever saying "screw it I'll just get some cheap kids with no experience".
