What is a Git workflow?

A Git workflow is a set of rules and agreements for how a team works with Git: what branches exist, who creates them and when, how changes are merged in, and how releases are shipped.

In simpler terms: A Git workflow answers the question "HOW do we use Git as a team."

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#Why a Git workflow is needed

Without a workflow:

• everyone works however they want
• conflicts and broken branches appear
• it is hard to tell what is ready for release

With a workflow:

• everyone understands where to write code
• it is clear how and where to merge changes
• the repository history is understandable
• there are fewer mistakes and less chaos

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#What a Git workflow usually describes

A Git workflow defines:

• what branches exist (main, develop, feature/*, etc.)
• which branch to create new branches from
• how changes are made (merge or rebase)
• when and by whom pull requests are made
• how releases and hotfixes go out

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#A simple example

A team agreed on:

• main holds only stable code
• new tasks go into separate feature branches
• code reaches main only through a pull request
• a review is mandatory before merging

That is a Git workflow.

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At interviews you are most often asked about:

1. Centralized workflow, everyone works in almost the same branch
2. Feature Branch workflow, each task in its own branch
3. Gitflow, a strict scheme with develop, release, hotfix
4. Trunk-based development, frequent small changes to main

It is important not just to know the names, but to understand why they are needed and when they apply.

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#Important point for an interview

A Git workflow is not a built-in Git feature It is an agreement within the team

Git does not forbid breaking the workflow, it just provides the tools.

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#Short answer for an interview

A Git workflow is the way of working with Git that a team has agreed on: rules for creating branches, making changes, and merging code that help organize team development.