When I decided to leave the patterns & practices team to move back to Australia, one of my big concerns was whether I would be able to work on teams with the quality and dedication I experienced on projects such as Enterprise Library. It turned out that my fears were unfounded, as Ive found myself working in the most high-performing team Ive ever experienced, Microsoft Australias Solutions Development Centre (SDC). The SDC is basically a software engineering team available for hire, buildi
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