I agree with you that branching is not the only paradigm. I am just explaining about the branching strategies and good practices to follow and there's a saying that start the day with a pull and end the day with a push to prevent any loss of code. So as you say, footer is just an example and consider a big feature !
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You don't explain why the dev is making multiple commits for a feature (e.g. footer).
Branching is powerful but not the only paradigm.
I agree with you that branching is not the only paradigm. I am just explaining about the branching strategies and good practices to follow and there's a saying that start the day with a pull and end the day with a push to prevent any loss of code. So as you say, footer is just an example and consider a big feature !