Do you want to improve collaboration and streamline your development process?
Forking and Branching are powerful features of version control systems that allow you to make your own copy of a code repository, work on it independently and merge changes back in when you're ready.
Here are 6 differences you must know when choosing between Forking Vs Branching:
Difference 1
Forking keeps branches separated by users. Vs Branching keeps all of the work being done around a project in one place.
Difference 2
Forking reduces clutter in the main repo. Vs Branching increases clutter in the main repo.
Difference 3
In forking, it is difficult to see all the active branches. Vs In branching, you can see all the branches in one place.
Difference 4
In forking, it is simple to set up external contributions. Vs In branching, the external contribution is difficult.
Difference 5
In forking, collaborating on a single branch is trickier. Vs In branching, all collaborators can push to the same branch to collaborate on it.
Difference 6
In forking, you need to understand the concept of multiple remotes in Git. Vs In branching, there's only one Git remote to deal with.
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