git in the real world

Git for the real world: http://robey.lag.net/2008/07/13/git-for-the-real-world.html
More real-world git: http://robey.lag.net/2009/11/29/more-git.html

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A successful Git branching model

In this post I present the development model that I’ve introduced for all of my projects (both at work and private) about a year ago, and which has turned out to be very successful. I’ve been meaning to write about it for a while now, but I’ve never really found the time to do so thoroughly, until now. I won’t talk about any of the projects’ details, merely about the branching strategy and release management...

source: http://nvie.com/git-model
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Feature Branches

A feature branch is the sort of branch that's been the dominant example in this chapter (the one you've been working on while Sally continues to work on /trunk). It's a temporary branch created to work on a complex change without interfering with the stability of /trunk. Unlike release branches (which may need to be supported forever), feature branches are born, used for a while, merged back to the trunk, then ultimately deleted. They have a finite span of usefulness...

source: http://chestofbooks.com/computers/revision-control/subversion-svn/Feature-Branches-Branchmerge-Commonpatterns-Feature.html
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