Getting Started With Neon Branching

Branches are a really nice (and safe) way to configure or reconfigure your database without fear of screwing up the production database.

Let’s take a closer look at how branching works with Neon, and the good news is, you probably already know how it works!

Branching off to make code changes is a tried and tested approach to software development, but why should database development be any different? Well, branching with Neon allows you to make changes to your database without affecting the production environment. If you’re familiar with Git, you’ll feel right at home.

For demonstration purposes, and to explain how branching works, I’ll use a typical “contact us” form and make a “fictional” change.