Branching strategy has a direct impact on a team's ability to practice Continuous Delivery. Gitflow is identified as the worst strategy due to its complexity, coordination overhead, and risk of lost bug fixes. Trunk-based development is recommended as the best approach, where all commits go directly to the main branch, complemented by feature toggles, automated checks, and short-lived branches (3 or fewer, under a day old). DORA research supports this, linking trunk-based development and small batch sizes to elite software delivery performance. Team-wide alignment is essential for trunk-based development to succeed.
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