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> I didn't understand how Don Syme needed to convince Microsoft since he is part of Microsoft. You haven't had to convince other engineers in your company to
by mahyarm 11y ago
> I didn't understand how Don Syme needed to convince Microsoft since he is part of Microsoft.
You haven't had to convince other engineers in your company to adopt a new practice or management to build a new structure?
- WalterGR 11y agoOf course I have - including when I was at Microsoft. The difference is that I don't refer to my employer in the third person. I thought the phrasing was strange. It confused me why he needed to convince Microsoft ("MSCorp") since he is a part of Microsoft. Reading the blog post linked in the comment I was replying to brought the needed clarity: he was talking about convincing Microsoft-not-Microsoft-Research ("MSCorp") while he was at Microsoft Research.