Technical requirements

While this section touches on a number of guidelines regarding source control, the only requirement for this chapter is a computer with any OS. Git is optional.

If you don’t have Git installed, you can download and install it at the following URL:

https://git-scm.com/

We have used mermaid-js to visually show the branching strategies. As of February 2022, GitHub pages now support Mermaid-js. Some of the sections will include mermaid diagrams to demonstrate the different branching hierarchies.

For more information on Mermaid-js, navigate to the following URL:

https://mermaid-js.github.io