Monday, October 31, 2022

Code Lines

My last post introduced the series. This post defines some terms and sets the stage for discussing the value of simple branching for agile teams

Saturday, October 29, 2022

It's About Time: Branching and Integration


This post kicks off a series of articles about the role of branching on an agile software development team. Since Software Configuration Management Patterns came out quite a while ago, it seems like time to revisit some of the concepts in it. They are still relevant, though a different approach to explaining how to apply them might be useful.

Branching and Integration Time

Discussions about branching often focus on the wrong thing. Unintegrated code sitting around slows teams down, whether the code is in a bran...