> I'd be curious to know as well, but I'm guessing he means Europe. Other commenters have addressed this, but the term is normally used for teams within +/- th

> I'd be curious to know as well, but I'm guessing he means Europe. Other commenters have addressed this, but the term is normally used for teams within +/- the same timezone but at far lower rates for (hopefully) good engineering quality. So if you are US EST, there are "near shore" companies in the US that will coordinate you with South American teams. They generally have a PM in the US and developers outside.