Version Control Best Practices for Collaborative Projects
Version Control Best Practices for Collaborative Projects Version control helps teams track changes, review work, and coordinate releases. A simple, consistent workflow reduces mistakes and speeds onboarding for new teammates. This guide offers practical practices you can apply with Git or similar tools to keep code steady and easy to explore. Start with a shared model Have a central repository and a protected main branch. Require pull requests for merging. Create short feature branches for work in progress. Keep the main branch green by running tests and checks before merge. Keep binaries and large assets out of the repository; use .gitignore and, for large files, consider Git LFS or external storage. Branching and naming ...