Trunk-Based Development vs Feature Branching: Branch Strategy Compared
Overview Both are strategies for organizing how developers integrate code changes into a shared codebase, but they differ sharply in timing and isolation. Trunk-based development pushes small changes directly into a shared main line multiple times a day, while feature branching isolates each unit of work on its own branch until it’s fully ready to merge. The choice shapes how much CI/CD investment, feature-flag discipline, and merge-conflict risk a team signs up for. ...