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Aug 2026
What do feature branches tell us about feature implementation in open-source projects?
It is revealed that feature branches in open-source projects are long-lived, with a median lifespan exceeding two years, diverging from the short, agile iterations typically employed in software development.
Nitish Patkar, Aimen Fahmi, Timo Kehrer et al.
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