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Git Branching Workflow — feature, main & Pull Requests

Git branching strategies for solo devs and teams: main, develop, feature branches, and merge vs rebase.

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Git Branching for Teams

Branches let you work on features without breaking main. The standard flow: branch → commit → push → pull request → merge.

Why Git branching workflow Matters

Branching discipline prevents main from breaking — feature branches and pull requests are standard on every professional team.

Branch from latest main, keep branches short-lived, open PR when ready for review — not when 'perfect'.

Git branching workflow — Key Ideas You Must Know

  • main is production-ready
  • feature/issue-123-description branches
  • Pull request for code review
  • Merge commit vs squash merge
  • Rebase for linear history (advanced)

Practice Git branching workflow with Free Lessons

Practice branching in the Git tutorial on Sturdee.

Tip: Free interactive lesson: /tutorials/git — practice Git branching workflow with runnable code on Sturdee.

Git Branching Workflow — FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Git Flow vs trunk-based?+

Solo/small teams: trunk-based with short feature branches. Enterprise may use Git Flow.

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Free tutorial: /tutorials/git