Learning Continuous Integration with Jenkins - Second Edition

Branching strategy

When using a Version Control System, keep the branching to a minimum. A few companies have only one main branch, and all the development activity happens on that. Nevertheless, most of the companies follow some branching strategies. This is because there is always a possibility that a part of the team may work on one release, while others may work on another release. Other times, there is a need to support the older release versions. Such scenarios always lead companies to use multiple branches.

GitFlow is another way of managing your code using multiple branches. In the following method, the Master/Production branch is kept clean and contains only the releasable, ready-to-ship code. All the development happens on the Feature ...