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Re:The benefits of trunk-based development by delusional on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @02:28AM (#44656248)
> this is the first time I’ve heard the inventory metaphor

Interesting, I was under the impression that this analogy was a core component of "lean software".

Re:The benefits of trunk-based development by JimDabell on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @02:32AM (#44656274)
So it is! It’s been a while since I’ve read anything on Lean. Thanks to your nudge, I found this Spolsky article that expands on the metaphor:

https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2012/07/09/software-inventory...