In modern software development, branching isn’t just a technical decision, it’s a reflection of how a team collaborates, delivers, and grows together.
Understanding the philosophy behind different branching strategies helps us design workflows that not only prevent chaos but also foster smoother integration and clearer release cycles.
This page is my attempt to organize and interpret various Git branching strategies, such as Feature Branching, Git Flow, Trunk-Based Development, and beyond, in my own words. Rather than simply listing commands or diagrams, I want to focus on the why: why certain teams prefer one model over another, and how these choices affect daily development and long-term maintainability.
Ultimately, the goal is not to memorize a specific strategy, but to build an intuition for choosing the right one depending on the project’s scale, team dynamics, and deployment environment.