Estratégias de código-fonte centralizado para a gestão eficiente de variantes de produtos de software

Abstract

In an increasingly competitive market, a company's ability to adapt and diversify its products is crucial to its long-term success and sustainability. The company Eterno Software faced significant challenges related to cost and agility in creating software variants. The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the main alternatives available. In addition, a solution was developed that proposes to efficiently manage the diversification of software products through centralized repositories, combining aspects of branching strategies tailored specifically to the company's needs. A key component of this solution is the automation implemented to facilitate the management and updating of these branches. A comparison was made between the development of software variants with different methodologies in controlled test scenarios. The results of this comparison indicated that the proposed automated solution was satisfactory compared to other approaches known on the market, reducing the time needed to develop and test new variants and improving the consistency and quality of the resulting products. This conclusion reinforces the effectiveness of the solution developed, demonstrating that it not only optimizes the product diversification process, but also contributes significantly to Eterno Software's sustainability and competitiveness in the market. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]