I've been working in software engineering for the past 7 years, five of those are in Microsoft Cooperation. Currently, I am a software design engineer in SQL Server Replication & Synchronization team. Before moving to SQL, I worked in designing and developing the next generation File Replication for Windows which shipped in Windows 2003 R2 under the name DFSR (Distributed File System Replication). In parallel, I owned maintaining the legacy code for the old replication engine (FRS). Well, you can say that I am pretty much involved in major synchronization engines that Microsoft has shipped past and present.

The idea of building a web site to use to reflect on sync experience has been brewing in my mind for a while now. My biggest motivation at this point is the new synchronization framework that I am working on for ADO.NET. This is my first time to work in a library where my audience are developers and not administrators. I am super excited about the new challenge and would like to use this site to open a channel with developers and exchange ideas, code, etc.

Please feel free to email me with your suggestions.

Rafik Robeal
rafik@syncguru.com