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  * [Unit Tests](/unit_tests) Unit tests of firmware pieces
  * [Misc tools](/java_tools) Misc development utilities
  * [misc/Jenkins](/misc/jenkins) Jenkins Continues Integration scripts
+ * [Software Development process](misc/SoftwareDevelopmentProcess.md)
  * [Work in progress status](work_in_progress.md)
 
 # External Links
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+rusEfi firmware development model is "stable master". We do not have release branches, we only have master with 
+continues integration and *limited* automated testing.
+
+By default, each Pull Request is expected to be complete and expected to not break existing functionality.
+If a Pull Request is a work-in-progress or draft or not intended for merge yet, it should be clearly marked with "[WIP]" prefix in the title.
+
+Pull Requests which are not complete, not marked WIP or fail gate check should be closed to reduce a chance of confusion.
+
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+TODO: we have an urgent need to make gate check more reliable & expand what's included into gate check
+
+The primary hardware platform for rusEfi is stm32f4 - as of November 2019, only stm32f4 has hardware test continues integration.
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+Nov, 19 2019 status:
+* top priority is https://github.com/rusefi/rusefi/issues/1011 Fix and expand commit gate check
+* [DONE] https://github.com/rusefi/rusefi/issues/796 Missing dwell altogether in some corner cases still should be addressed
+
 Sep, 19 2019 status:
 * https://github.com/rusefi/rusefi/issues/796 Missing dwell altogether in some corner cases still should be addressed
 * Ion Sense https://rusefi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=963 is now somewhere on top of the list!