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Work in small batches

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+  Work in small batches
+pubDate: 2023-11-11
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+  archive/2023/11/11/work-in-small-batches
+tags:
+  - software-development
+  - git
+  - continuous-integration
+  - continuous-delivery
+  - continuous-deployment
+  - trunk-based-development
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+Software should be designed, written, and deployed in small batches.
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+This is the first line from a blog post by Eric Ries and is something that gets discussed with a guest in an upcoming episode of the Beyond Blocks podcast.
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+In the post, Eric continues by saying, "Of all of the insights I've contributed to the companies I've worked at over the years, the one I am most proud of is the importance of working in small batches".
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+Small batches mean faster feedback, more localised problems as there are fewer changes, and reduced risk and overhead.
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+If you work in small batches and make smaller changes, merge them regularly into the mainline branch (ideally, at least once a day), and often deploy changes to production, the releases will be quicker and less stressful, and clients and customers will be happy as their changes will be available sooner.
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+I've worked this way, and with long-lived feature branches and large, infrequent deployments, I prefer to work in small batches and deploy often.
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+The full blog post is found at <http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2009/02/work-in-small-batches.html>.