How is a feature tested in a git branch?

How is a feature tested in a git branch?

The idea is that every feature should be tested/QA by a tester. In the past, developers work on features on separate feature branches and merge them back to the develop branch when done. The developer will test his work himself on that feature branch. Now with testers, we start asking this Question

How is the Git Branching strategy used in development?

Our development team has been using the GitFlow branching strategy and it has been great ! Recently we recruited a couple testers to improve our software quality. The idea is that every feature should be tested/QA by a tester. In the past, developers work on features on separate feature branches and merge them back to the develop branch when done.

When does a tester merge a branch in Git?

When the developer is done with deployment and the feature is ready to be tested he merges the develop branch on the feature branch and deploys the feature branch that contains all the latest develop changes on TEST. The tester tests on TEST. When he is done he “accepts” the story and merges the feature branch on develop.

What’s the problem with continuous integration in Git flow?

Problem: With git-flow we are supposed to deploy the release (or master) branch in production, so we would have to build two different pipelines, one for continuous integration (branch develop) and one for continuous delivery (branch master).

Where does an emergency fix go in Git?

Emergency fixes are plopped directly into the gold tree. If a change is simple and hard to QA it can go directly into silver which will find its way to the testing tree. After our release we push the changes in gold (prod) to bronze (testing) just to keep everything in sync.

Which is better a git branch or a repo?

Disk space: a whole repository is larger than creating a branch, since a branch is effectively just a pointer when it is first created, while a whole repository needs to store all the git files all over again. Branches within a repo have advantages beyond the other comments as well.