From GitFlow to Trunk-Based Development: What Modern Teams Actually Use

When I started working with Git, most teams were using GitFlow but today, many modern teams (especially cloud and microservices) have moved to something much simpler. In this article, I’ll explain 3 common approaches: GitFlow (old but still used) GitHub Flow (simpler) Trunk-Based Development (modern best practice) GitFlow (The Old Standard) The main idea is that you have multiple long-lived branches: main → production develop → integration feature/* → new work release/* → preparing release hotfix/* → urgent fixes But there are some cons like too many branches, slow delivery, and Frequent merge conflicts! So, today, GitFlow is often considered heavy and outdated for modern apps. GitHub Flow (The Simple Version) GitHub Flow simplified everything, and the main idea is: One main branch (main) Short-lived feature branches Pull Requests (PRs) Deploy after merge This is what many teams use today without even realizing it. Trunk-Based Development (Modern Best Practice) This is the approach mos