Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of StartModWorkflow

Timestamp:

Dec 10, 2012, 4:18:33 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

Beman Dawes

Comment:

Add git-flow tools mention

StartModWorkflow

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 Workflow is the term used to describe the steps a Boost library developer follows to create and maintain a library.
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+The workflow model Boost recommends is nowadays called Git Flow. 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.
 
-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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-This workflow has probably become so successful because it scales so well, and that's one of the reasons it is recommended for Boost libraries.
+This workflow has arguably become so successful because it scales really well, and that's one of the reasons it is recommended for Boost libraries.
 
  * An unusually simple, single developer library would have only the permanent **develop** and **master** branches that are required for all Boost libraries.
- * A more typical library would occasionally add temporary feature branches, either private or public.
+ * A more typical library would occasionally add temporary feature branches, either private or public. Feature branch names follow the {{{feature/x}}} model, where {{{x}}} names the specific feature being developed.
  * A larger library, particularly if it has multiple developers, would always have some active public feature branches, and at least occasionally employ release staging branches and hotfix branches. Individual developers would often use private branches.
 
-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!  
+The Git Flow 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!
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+For those who use Git from the command line, [https://github.com/nvie/gitflow git-flow command line tools] are available to automate common operations. See [https://github.com/nvie/gitflow/wiki git-flow wiki] for more information.