Chapter 5. Active Development Line

Active Development Line

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You have an evolving codeline that has code intended to work with a future product release. You are doing most of your work on a Mainline (4). When you are working in a dynamic development environment, many people are changing the code. Team members are working toward making the system better, but any change can break the system, and changes can conflict. This pattern helps you balance stability and progress in an ...

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