This project uses the Git-Flow naming conventions and process. see http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/

Never develop on master. Create branches off of the develop branch. An issue must be created before you create a branch. The branch name must contain the issue number

Name the branch as feature-gh2331-fix-stuff feature can be one of the following: feature, hotfix, release the next part is the git hub issue number The last part is a small message to say what is happening.