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Viktor Iwan
751 PointsGit Flow
Can someone describe more on why we need to make new branch for git flow ?
1 Answer
Nachiket Kumar
3,590 PointsI'm not a pro git user but my understanding is that a lot of teams keep the master branch only for production. i.e, what is pushed to the master often is automatically pushed to the production server and those changes 'go live' instantly.
Therefore, whenever you are adding anything or making any changes, you should do those on a branch, test them in your development environment and submit a pull request. A team member reviews your changes and merges them into master if all works as it should.
Branching is to avoid introducing errors into your production code and allowing you to test something safely. I could be wrong about some parts and am happy to be corrected.