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Should you use git flow?
If your code is having multiple versions in production (i.e. typical software products like Operating Systems, Office Packages, Custom applications, etc) you may use git-flow. Main reason is that you need to continuously support previous versions in production while developing the next version.
What is git flow used for?
Gitflow can be used for projects that have a scheduled release cycle and for the DevOps best practice of continuous delivery. This workflow doesn’t add any new concepts or commands beyond what’s required for the Feature Branch Workflow.
What does git flow release finish do?
So in our case, when we “finish” a git flow branch, it makes sense to immediately push the branches + tags to the remote instead of having to enter the git flow commands directly. After entering this config, git flow will automatically push the branches on the remote, thus saving extra time and avoiding confusion.
Is Git flow trunk based?
Gitflow is an alternative Git branching model that uses long-lived feature branches and multiple primary branches. Gitflow has more, longer-lived branches and larger commits than trunk-based development.
When do you need to use gitflow for deployment?
Trouble is, generally projects that benefit the most from the structured gitflow process have other road blocks to continuous deployment. Gitflow works very, very well when many interconnected code and infrastructure dependencies need to be managed, accounted for, and released in tandem.
Is there a release process in Git flow?
The git-flow process is designed largely around the “release”. We don’t really have “releases” because we deploy to production every day – often several times a day. We can do so through our chat room robot, which is the same place our CI results are displayed.
How is the feature Branch deployed in Git?
The feature branch is (automatically) deployed on our TEST environment with every commit for the developer to test. 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.
What are the side effects of branching in gitflow?
Gitflow takes advantage of the “low cost” of branching, but the side effect is that merges into master from the “develop” branch can become massive very quickly; making it difficult to see the individual feature sets contained within.