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Gitflow using source tree

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In early 2010, Vincent Driessen wrote an article called   “A successful Git branching model”  which recommended an approach called  git-flow  to use git branches in your development cycle. The idea was to standardise branching and merging when developing features, handling releases and managing hot fixes, in order to be consistent and gain the advantages of git’s ‘branchy’ development model. Using many separate branches in Git gives you lots of flexibility, but it can get complex. Adopting a standardised approach has many advantages: ·         Keep your repository tidier ·         Keep your procedures clearer ·         Move between projects more easily with familiar branch structures ·         Get new developers up to speed more quickly SourceTree   now integrates with git-flow and presents it to you in a friendly and intuitive way. Summary of the concept The general idea of git-flow is to use the following branch structure in your repository: ·         Develop