Why “branches” is being discussed
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They don’t use less disk space as long as you account for that correctly: clones within a file system use hardlinks for the object store, so if you du on a clone it’ll be howeve…
by masklinn · Sep 11, 2026
Like many of you I also knew what git worktrees were but always found them clunky because you mentally had to manage worktrees AND branches at the same time. That's why I didn't…
by chrizel · Sep 11, 2026
I think my layout is similar to yours. What do your scripts do? My branches end up in a tree structure (no shit!), and I rebase and merge up stream as changes land. I guess it c…
by black_knight · Sep 11, 2026
Worktrees are a must if you work with monorepos or just multiple branches in general. Lack of conventions (or rather the braindead defaults) and having to explicitly type out ev…
by anilakar · Sep 11, 2026
> Git and P4 are not meant to be directly competitive here. True, but for the problems that Git LFS solves P4 is usually the other option. P4 handles large binaries very well, c…
by MindSpunk · Sep 11, 2026
The question isn't only "should we" regulate the companies, but also "how"? The current Trump Admin can't even decide on the first question, let alone come up for a plan on the…
by thephyber · Sep 11, 2026
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A branch, also called a ramus in botany, is a stem that grows off from another stem, or when structures like veins in leaves are divided into smaller veins. Read more on Wikipedia