| | 1 | = Getting Started with Modular Boost Library Development Workflow = |
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| | 3 | Workflow is the term used to describe the steps a Boost library developer follows to create and maintain a library. |
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| | 5 | The workflow model Boost recommends is nowadays called GitFlow. It was introduced as a simple [http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/ blog posting] by Vincent Driessen on January 5th, 2010, that went viral and has quickly become a de facto standard software engineering practice. |
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| | 7 | This workflow has probably become so successful, and is recommended for Boost libraries, because it scales so well. |
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| | 9 | The GitFlow model diagram is available as a [http://github.com/downloads/nvie/gitflow/Git-branching-model.pdf PDF file] - print it out and hang it on your wall! |
