My Development Workflow

A dependable workflow reduces the number of decisions made under pressure. Each stage should leave evidence the next person can understand.

Clarify before branching

Write acceptance criteria, identify affected systems, and decide how the change will be verified. Create a focused branch and keep unrelated cleanup separate.

Build a reviewable change

Commit coherent steps, run automated checks locally, and explain risk and test coverage in the merge request. Screenshots or request examples help when behavior is visual or integration-heavy.

Deploy with a recovery path

Know the database and configuration steps, monitor the release, and define rollback or forward-fix criteria. Update documentation while the reasoning is fresh.

Working example

git switch -c feature/journal-search
composer install
drush updatedb -y
drush cache:rebuild
git diff --check

Key Takeaways

• Clarify acceptance and verification first.
• Keep branches and commits focused.
• Deploy with monitoring and recovery criteria.

Further Reading

• Git documentation
• Composer documentation