GitHub Flow
GitHub Flow is a lightweight, branch-based workflow for managing software development projects, primarily designed for continuous deployment and collaboration on GitHub. It emphasizes short-lived feature branches, pull requests for code review, and automated testing to ensure code quality and rapid integration into production. This methodology simplifies the development process by focusing on a single main branch (typically 'main' or 'master') and encourages frequent, small updates.
Developers should use GitHub Flow when working on projects that require fast, iterative releases and collaborative code reviews, such as web applications, APIs, or microservices. It is particularly beneficial for teams practicing continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), as it streamlines merging changes and reduces the risk of conflicts. This approach is ideal for environments where code changes need to be deployed quickly and reliably, without the overhead of complex branching strategies like Git Flow.