Strategy | Feature Branches | Release Strategy | Merge Process | Deployment |
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GitFlow | Long-lived, cut from develop |
Separate release branches for final prep |
Two-step merge: develop and main |
main branch is deployed after merging |
GitHub Flow | Short-lived, cut from main |
Direct from main branch for production |
Continuous merges from feature_branch to main |
main branch is deployed immediately post-merge |
GitLab Flow | Short-lived, cut from main |
Optional pre-production (test/staging), production |
Merge to main , with optiona |