Building on my previous article "The Branch Not Taken", I'd like to convince you of the importance of code ownership. In Garret Hardin's essay "Tragedy of the Commons", he describes the burden that communal freedoms place upon a finite resource. Protecting your release branch If you consider stable, production ready code as a finite resource, … Continue reading Ownership Takes Commitment

Whether you're running your website from the trunk or a release branch, you've already taken the first important step - you're using a source code repository. Depending upon the size of your team and website, the way you manage this repository will vary tremendously. I'd like to share some of my experiences in managing code … Continue reading The Branch Not Taken