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Approaching Parallel Development
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Mario Moreira scmcentral@yahoo.com
by Mario Moreira - June 2004
Many times when managers first consider parallel development, it appears to be a very effective way to manage changes to concurrent streams of development. This is somewhat true if the project uses an SCM technology that allows for stable branching and establishes discreet project and maintenance branches in which developers can modify their code.
However, what is often forgotten is that while branching is a great way to separate code changes, at some point merging will have to occur. In other words, parallel development is meaningless without a branching and merging model to support the development. This brief article hopes to provide guidance for approaching and performing parallel development.
Many times when managers first consider parallel development, it appears to be a very effective way to manage changes to concurrent streams of development. This is somewhat true if the project uses an SCM technology that allows for stable branching and establishes discreet project and maintenance branches in which developers can modify their code.
However, what is often forgotten is that while branching is a great way to separate code changes, at some point merging will have to occur. In other words, parallel development is meaningless without a branching and merging model to support the development. This brief article hopes to provide guidance for approaching and performing parallel development.
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