Collaborating on code

Once you are comfortable with creating commits, working in branches, and merging branches, you can use these skills to write code collaboratively as a team.

The precise workflow will depend on the nature of your research and on the collaborators in your team, but there are some general guidelines that you may find helpful:

• Agree on a style guide.

• Work on separate features in separate branches.

• Use peer code review before merging changes from these branches.

• Consider using continuous integration to:

• Run test cases and detect bugs as early as possible; and

• Verify that code meets your chosen style guide.