[natbobc]

It doesn't sound like a great situation to be in. It sounds like the founder has strong opinions. I suspect he subscribes to Trunk Based Development[1] and Continuous Delivery[2]. He also likely wants to follow the practises that "leading organisations" follow in "Accelerate: State of DevOps Report"[3]. You might find it beneficial to research those subjects prior to discussions with him.

  1 - https://trunkbaseddevelopment.com/
  2 - https://continuousdelivery.com/
  3 - https://cloudplatformonline.com/2018-state-of-devops.html

[teh_klev]

Just some friendly advice. When you're referencing stuff elsewhere on the web do it like this:

[1] https://trunkbaseddevelopment.com/

[2] https://continuousdelivery.com/

[3] https://cloudplatformonline.com/2018-state-of-devops.html

This means the links are clickable. Using the code indentation thing you did there causes all sorts of grief for mobile device users.

[natbobc]

Thanks! Was faffing with it... the "help" isn't very helpful on how it formats. Sadly can't edit now. :/

[imron]

Can't believe this comment is so low.

I would guess this is exactly what is happening, an it sounds like OP is trying to push git flow or similar. I would push back against that as well. Trunk based development beats git flow every time.