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Git Workflows

Master plan for effective Git branching strategies, collaboration patterns, and version control best practices. This skill covers popular workflows (Git Flow, GitHub Flow, trunk-based), commit conventions, code review processes, and strategies for managing releases in team environments.

Status​

Master Plan Available

Key Topics​

  • Branching Strategies

    • Git Flow (feature, develop, release, hotfix branches)
    • GitHub Flow (main branch + feature branches)
    • Trunk-based development
    • Release branching patterns
    • Branch naming conventions

  • Commit Best Practices

    • Atomic commits and logical grouping
    • Conventional Commits specification
    • Commit message templates
    • Co-authored commits
    • Commit signing and verification

  • Collaboration Patterns

    • Pull request/merge request workflows
    • Code review best practices
    • Conflict resolution strategies
    • Pair programming with Git
    • Distributed team workflows

  • Advanced Git Techniques

    • Interactive rebase and history rewriting
    • Cherry-picking and backporting
    • Git bisect for bug hunting
    • Submodules and subtrees
    • Worktrees for parallel work

  • Release Management

    • Semantic versioning
    • Changelog generation
    • Tag management
    • Release branch strategies
    • Hotfix procedures

  • Git Hooks & Automation

    • Pre-commit hooks (linting, formatting)
    • Commit-msg hooks (validation)
    • Pre-push hooks (testing)
    • Husky and lint-staged
    • Server-side hooks

Primary Tools & Technologies​

  • Git Clients: Git CLI, GitHub Desktop, GitKraken, Sourcetree
  • GitHub/GitLab: Pull requests, Actions, Issues, Projects
  • Automation: Husky, lint-staged, commitlint, semantic-release
  • Visualization: Git graph extensions, gitk, tig
  • CI/CD Integration: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI

Integration Points​

  • Building CLIs: Git automation tools
  • Documentation Generation: Changelog generation from commits
  • Writing GitHub Actions: Automated workflows
  • API Design Principles: API versioning strategies
  • Debugging Techniques: Git bisect for debugging
  • Code review practices
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Release engineering
  • Team collaboration
  • Version management

Implementation Approach​

The skill will provide:

  • Workflow decision frameworks
  • Branch strategy templates
  • Commit message templates
  • Git hook examples
  • Code review checklists
  • Release process guides