# Launch Darkly - An Introduction to Trunk-Based Development (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png) ## Metadata **Cover**:: https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Launch Darkly]] **Full Title**:: An Introduction to Trunk-Based Development **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [launchdarkly.com](https://launchdarkly.com/blog/introduction-to-trunk-based-development/) **Host**:: [[launchdarkly.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2021-08-15]] **Created**:: [[2022-09-26]] ## Highlights - Feature flags allow developers to safely merge incomplete code to the primary branch on a regular basis, thus avoiding merge conflicts and increasing deployment speed.