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git branch strategy for small teams what actually works dev community skip to content navigation menu search powered by algolia search log in create account dev community close add reaction like unicorn exploding head raised hands fire jump to comments save boost pick as gem more copy link copy link copied to clipboard share to x share to linkedin share to facebook share to mastodon share post via report abuse idev d posted on aug 19 originally published at idev my git branch strategy for small teams what actually works git devops teamwork bestpractices in our early days at idev we made every git mistake in the book constant merge conflicts chaotic releases nobody knew which branch to hotfix from after trying git flow github flow and trunk based development here is what actually works for a 5 10 person team the problem with git flow git flow main develop feature release hotfix is designed for large teams with scheduled releases for a small team shipping continuously it is overkill too many long lived branches merge conflicts pile up release branches add ceremony with no value what we actually use enhanced github flow 1 main is always deployable protected branch only merge via pr if main is broken everything stops until it is fixed 2 short lived feature branches branch from main pr back to main branch lifespan ideally under 3 days 3 pr rules at least one review approval ci must pass squash merge to keep main history clean 4 daily habits start of day sync with main via rebase stash unfinished work instead of committing half done code clean up merged remote branches periodically 5 the one rule that changed everything rebase before opening a pr not merge rebase this keeps the pr diff clean only your changes no merge commits and makes review dramatically easier summary for teams of 5 10 enhanced github flow beats git flow and trunk based the strategy is not revolutionary the discipline of following it consistently is what makes the difference small team big output idev builds web apps ai solutions and custom systems with startup speed and enterprise quality based in malaysia serving southeast asia free consultation top comments 0 subscribe personal trusted user create template templates let you quickly answer faqs or store snippets for re use submit preview dismiss code of conduct report abuse are you sure you want to hide this comment it will become hidden in your post but will still be visible via the comment s permalink hide child comments as well confirm for further actions you may consider blocking this person and or reporting abuse idev d follow joined aug 19 2026 more from idev d 2026 devops maturity survey platform engineering emerges as new focus ai devops digital twin technology applications and prospects in smart cities git 2026 southeast asia digital economy report breaking the 500b barrier git dev community a space to discuss and keep up software development and manage your software career home dev challenges reading list dev videos dev education tracks dev help advertise on dev organization accounts dev showcase about contact dev shop mlh code of conduct privacy policy terms of use built on forem the open source software that powers dev and other inclusive communities made with love and ruby on rails dev community 2016 2026 we re a place where coders share stay up to date and grow their careers log in create account