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(1. "Feature Toggles \(aka Feature Flags\)", by Pete Hodgson) n
(2. "Continuous integration vs. delivery vs. deployment", by Sten Pittet) n
(3. Accelerate, by N. Forsgren, J. Humble and G. Kim) n
(4. these slides: euandre.org/slide/) n
(5. prose version of this presentation) n
(6. view source) n
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