We Tried Trunk-Based Development... The Results Were Shocking.

Trunk-Based Development has a reputation for being fast, fearless, and incredibly effective… but does it actually work in the real world? In this video, we have a company providing us the details of how they put Trunk-Based Development to the test — and the results genuinely surprised them.

If you’ve ever wondered whether merging small changes directly into the trunk/main branch is too risky, whether it scales for real teams, or how it fits into CI/CD and Continuous Delivery practices… this deep dive is for you.

Dave Farley breaks down:

✅ What Trunk-Based Development actually is
✅ Why long-lived branches slow teams down
✅ How TBD enables true Continuous Delivery
✅ Real-world tradeoffs teams face when trying it
✅ What happened when we adopted it
✅ Whether you should switch your team to TBD

Whether you're a software engineer, software developer, engineering leader, or someone refining your DevOps approach, this video explains Trunk-Based Development in a practical, experience-driven way.

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