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TBD++ a Code Branching Strategy for the Modern Enterprise

Every engineering organization faces the same fundamental question: how do we balance speed with safety in our development workflow? GitFlow promised us structure and predictability. Trunk-Based Development promised us velocity and simplicity. Yet most engineering teams I met find themselves caught in an uncomfortable middle ground…

June 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1369 words · João Malcata
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I just re-published “How Cloud Computing killed Capacity Pla...

I just re-published “How Cloud Computing killed Capacity Planning” medium.com/@malcata/capac… #cloud #outsourcing #devops #strategy Original Tweet

April 2, 2017 · 1 min · 16 words · João Malcata
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I just published “Capacity Planning is dead”

I just published “Capacity Planning is dead” medium.com/@malcata/capac… #cloudcomputing #cloud #devops #strategy #outsourcing Original Tweet

March 30, 2017 · 1 min · 15 words · João Malcata
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I published “A brief history of the software dev. process......

I published “A brief history of the software dev. process…” medium.com/@malcata/a-bri… #waterfall #agile #sldc #devops #softwaredevelopment Original Tweet

February 23, 2017 · 1 min · 18 words · João Malcata
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A brief history of the software development process according to my experience

Over almost 20 years, I have been involved in a multitude of software development endeavors. Out of sheer luck or just time passing, together they seem to show an “evolution“ worth sharing. Even if not systematic and according to a scientific process, experience does provide insight and I hope lessons to be learned.

February 21, 2017 · 6 min · 1139 words · João Malcata