Essential for Multi - Person Collaboration: Git Branch Management Strategies and Team Collaboration Norms

Git branch management is crucial in multi - person collaboration, as it can avoid code conflicts and chaos. The core is to isolate development tasks, allowing each member to work on independent branches before merging the results. Branch types include the main branch (`main`, stable and deployable), feature branches (`feature/*`), bugfix branches (`bugfix/*`), and hotfix branches (`hotfix/*`). The simplified GitHub Flow strategy is recommended: the main branch should always be clean and usable. Feature branches are developed by pulling from `main`. After completion, they are merged through PR/MR. Once the review is passed, they are merged into `main` and the branches are deleted. For collaboration norms, attention should be paid to: clear branch naming (e.g., `feature/login`), using a conventional commit message format (e.g., `feat: add a new feature`), prohibiting direct commits to the main branch, regularly synchronizing the main branch code during development, and attaching importance to code review. For common problem handling: conflicts should be resolved manually after pulling the main branch, commit messages can be modified using `git commit --amend`, and branches should be deleted promptly after merging. By mastering this specification, the team can collaborate efficiently and avoid chaos.

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