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Feature Flags

Feature Flags

I take it that most people, by now, know what Feature Flags are. The interesting thing, though, is that depending on whom you ask, they’ll have a slightly different answer as they have a slightly different use for the flags. The UX designers see them as a way to test users’ responses to various interface choices and flows. Similarly, an advertiser will tell you that they use Feature Flags to test audiences’ responses to different campaigns. For software developers, they…

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Practical Git

Practical Git

This is a discussion on Git, the version control system. It is intended for folks with: Limited or no knowledge of any version control system Experience with Centralized Version Control Systems Experience with DVCS, but specifically git. It covers the basics of version control, DVCS, and then goes on to describe Git in a practical way, with exercise to get the team quickly started on using Git. It also talks a bit about how Git works internally, giving insights into…

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[TechNggets] Episode 2: Intro to Git Flow

[TechNggets] Episode 2: Intro to Git Flow

This is the second episode of podcast “Tech Nuggets and Thoughts”.   Some docs on git flow: The blog that brought it to us: http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/ git flow scripts project discussed in podcast: https://github.com/petervanderdoes/gitflow-avh A superb cheat sheet for git flow: https://danielkummer.github.io/git-flow-cheatsheet/   To get updates, you can subscribe to the podcast on: Apple iTunes, player.fm, RSS feed. If you have any suggestions, thoughts or recommendations, please feel free to comment below. You can also reach me on podcast’s twitter handle @TechNggets or my personal account @nikhilwanpal. (If the fancy player…

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Creating a Local Version Control System

Creating a Local Version Control System

Now this is a post that is going to be updated time and again.. The very post that made me abandon my previous blog to move on to a Google site.. Requirement: Need to setup a local repository.. a version control system.. Given that I use VSS (I know, please dont make faces..!) at my work place, I am used to the ‘ease’.. However it may be, it sure is simple to use…! I need the repository to be platform…

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