Git workflows: trunk-based or long-lived branches?

We moved to trunk-based with feature flags and merge conflicts basically vanished. Releases need more discipline though.

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cost vs benefit matters here, we ran numbers on trunk-based development and the payoff came later than expected

we saw the opposite honestly

Is anyone else tired of the hype around trunk-based development, feels like every other post is about it :)

I'm more of an enthusiast than a pro but trunk-based development has been fun to tinker with on weekends

My manager read one article on trunk-based development and now it's our whole roadmap lol

Noah Miller · 14 likes

my wallet felt that

lol my cat has stronger opinions on it than I do

Mia Bauer · 0 likes

The beginner friendly path for trunk-based development is way better than a year ago, that part is underrated.

lol my cat has stronger opinions on it than I do

We tried trunk-based development last quarter, worked great for small stuff, got messy at scale

send help

Short version: trunk-based development is one of those things that sounds simple until you try it with real constraints.

wait until you see the invoice

my wallet felt that