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Branching Strategy in the context of DevOps
Branching Strategy in DevOps
In DevOps, a Branching Strategy refers to the approach and guidelines followed for managing code branches in a version control system like Git. It plays a crucial role in enabling collaboration, ensuring code quality, and facilitating continuous integration and delivery practices.
Types of Branching Strategies
Mainline/Branch-Per-Feature:
- Each feature or task has its own branch created from the mainline branch.
- Changes are merged back to the mainline branch through pull requests or merge requests once completed.
GitFlow:
- Follows a specific branching model with branches like
master
,develop
,feature
,release
, andhotfix
. - Provides a structured approach for managing features, releases, and hotfixes.
- Follows a specific branching model with branches like
Trunk-Based Development:
- All developers work on a single branch (trunk/main branch).
- Encourages small, frequent code commits and continuous integration to avoid long-lived feature branches.
Importance of Branching Strategy in DevOps
- Facilitates Parallel Development: Enables multiple developers to work on different features simultaneously.
- Enables Isolation: Helps in isolating changes for specific features or fixes, preventing interference with other parts of the codebase.
- Simplifies Code Reviews: Allows for focused reviews on specific feature branches before merging into the mainline branch.
- Supports Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Ensures that code changes are regularly integrated, tested, and deployed to production.
Resources:
- Git Branching Strategies - Atlassian
- A Successful Git Branching Model - nvie.com
- Trunk Based Development - ThoughtWorks
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