In the spirit of Who wants to be hired and who's hiring, I'm starting a thread for those who are looking for responsive, quality help that doesn't involve the exchange of money. I'm proposing short-term trades, hour for hour, like solve a specific intellectual problem and the objective is to help another person get up to speed on a blocker in a way that's more customized (with more qualitative wiggle room) than stackoverflow. It is likely that the giver and receiver is not the same person, so it might be a pay-it-forward arrangement on this thread.

Format: Open-ended - Briefly explain the purpose, what you're looking for, and what you can offer in return.

I'll start: This is for my MVP. I have a CS/development background but backend isn't my main strength. I'm looking for an hour or two of compressed MVC knowledge download, specifically to integrate backbone.js into my existing ROR app. I can help you with prioritization, product features, design or algorithms.