Rethinking Small Batches

Kent shares his experience with a team in Switzerland, highlighting the unexpected benefits of batching diffs despite the principle of small batches. He emphasizes that while the ideal is to process one pull request at a time, practical adjustments can lead to improved efficiency across the company. Ultimately, he suggests that the longer-term solution lies in optimizing the integration process itself.

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SE Radio 615: Kent Beck on "Tidy First?"
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Rethinking Small Batches

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Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

SE Radio 615: Kent Beck on "Tidy First?"

Related Questions

What can I do if I spend hours integrating a simple feature that should've taken me only 20 minutes, making it difficult to do deep work as a programmer?