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How do you reduce the conflicts during code integration?
Short term solution: use proper local and remote branches to encapsulate work on different features. Use branch diffs (or github pull requests) to review feature sets and help go over diffs and conflicts. Long term: fix your code, adapt your it to your team and vice versa, and use proper development practices.
Should each developer have their own branch?
There is no need to create a branch per user. I would even go so far as to say that it would be counterproductive. If you are working on the same feature, you will probably want to get each other’s changes, by pulling and merging. Creating branches per user is redundant and will complicate things unnecessarily.
How do you handle integrating code from multiple branches?
The developers all code within their own branch and towards the end of the sprint they all merge into one master branch. Then, one developer (usually the same one) is left with the task of making sure everything has integrated well with other dev’s code (Most of the changes are on the same page.
Can a feature branch be merged into a main branch?
Use cherry-picking instead of merging so that you have exact control over which commits are ported back to the main branch. Merging the feature branch into the main branch can bring over release-specific changes you don’t want in the main branch. Update the main branch with a change made in the release branch with these steps:
What should the naming convention be for a Git deployment branch?
Create a clear naming convention, such as deploy/performance-test, and treat the environment branches like release branches. Your team should agree on a process to update deployment branches with the code from your main branch. Cherry-pick bug fixes in the deployment branch back to the main branch.
Can a source code control system control branching?
Source code control systems can help to control branching by carefully tracking changes, but in the end they can only act as witnesses to the problems. I’m not someone who says branching is evil. There are everyday problems, such as multiple developers contributing to a single codebase, where the judicious use of branching is essential.