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GitFlow Workflow: Structured Branching Strategy

GitFlow is a branching model. Understanding GitFlow is understanding how to organize branches for releases.

🎯 The Big Picture​

GitFlow uses specific branch types for different purposes. Main for production, develop for integration, feature branches for features, release branches for releases, hotfix branches for fixes.

Think of it like this: GitFlow is a structured way to organize branches. Each branch type has a purpose.

Branch Types​

  • main: Production code
  • develop: Integration branch
  • feature/: Feature development
  • release/: Release preparation
  • hotfix/: Production fixes

Workflow​

  1. Create feature from develop
  2. Develop feature
  3. Merge feature to develop
  4. Create release from develop
  5. Test release
  6. Merge release to main and develop
  7. Tag release

My Take: GitFlow Is Structure​

GitFlow provides structure. Use it when you need organized releases.

Key Takeaways​

  1. Structured branching - Each branch has purpose
  2. main for production - Stable code
  3. develop for integration - Development branch
  4. Feature branches - Isolated development
  5. Release branches - Release preparation

What's Next?​

Next: GitHub Flow.

Remember: GitFlow is structure. Use it when you need organized releases.