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How do I go from “here's the zip” to a good release strategy?

I can write code, resolve dependencies, and get my program to run on my computer; I have no idea where to go from here though. How do I get the software ready for distribution? The school ...
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How to apologize when you have broken the nightly build

My first commit in my project resulted in nightly build being broken and people are all over me as we are nearing the release. I want to sent an apology email that should sound sincere and at the same ...
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Release build vs nightly build

A typical solution is to have a CI (Continuous Integration) build running on a build server: It will analyze the source code, make build (in debug) and run tests, measure test coverage, etc. Now, ...