Trunk-based development
A workflow where everyone integrates changes into the main branch frequently, usually with very short-lived branches or none at all.
What it is
Trunk-based development keeps the main line of code moving forward continuously. The team avoids long-lived branches so changes stay small, merge conflicts stay lower, and integration problems appear earlier.
When you would use it
You use trunk-based development when you want faster integration and less branch drift in a shared codebase.
Common operations
- Frequent merges into main
- Keeping branches short-lived
- Reducing integration risk
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