The Git Workflow That Saved My Sanity as a Solo Developer

I used to dread git conflicts and messy commit histories. This workflow fixed everything.

The Problem

My old git history:

a1b2c3d fix e4f5g6h fix again i7j8k9l wip m1n2o3p wip fix q4r5s6t merge branch 'main' of ... u7v8w9x conflict resolution y0z1a2b another fix

❌ 50+ commits for a 2-day feature ❌ "fix" and "wip" everywhere ❌ No idea which commit does what ❌ Scary to push because of mess

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The Solution: My Current Workflow

Branch Naming Convention

# Format: type/ticket-description # Types: feat/ fix/ refactor/ docs/ chore/ hotfix/

git checkout -b feat/auth-login-page git checkout -b fix/api-timeout-error git checkout -b refactor/user-service-cleanup git checkout -b docs/readme-installation git checkout -b hotfix/security-patch-v1.0.1

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Commit Message Convention (Conventional Commits)

# Format: type(scope): subject # body (optional) # footer (optional)

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