Trunk-Based Development

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Short-lived branches (hours, not days), frequent integration to main. Developers commit directly to trunk or use very short-lived feature branches. Requires strong CI, feature flags, and disciplined testing. Enables continuous deployment.

Key Properties

• Short-Lived Branches
• Frequent Integration
• Feature Flags Required

Related

• CI-CD (essential companion)
• Feature Branch Workflow (contrast)

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git workflows trunk-based