protect branches, better way to compile code then move it through pre release and release branches, keep access to old versions?

[joshua-8]

var url = "https://api.github.com/repos/joshua-8/derivs_limiter/releases";

var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhr.open("GET", url);

xhr.onreadystatechange = function () { if (xhr.readyState === 4) { console.log(xhr.status); console.log(xhr.responseText); }};

xhr.send();