Q: What is the difference between `git merge` and `git rebase` in the context of CI/CD?
Merge creates a merge commit, preserves history. Rebase replays commits on top of target, creates linear history. Linear history makes CI...
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Merge creates a merge commit, preserves history. Rebase replays commits on top of target, creates linear history. Linear history makes CI pipeline triggers cleaner (no extra merge commits triggering pipelines). Many teams use squash + rebase for clean main history.
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"Pro-Tip: Merge creates a merge commit, preserves history. Rebase replays commits on top of target, creates linear history. Linear history m."
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- Immediate Triage: Merge creates a merge commit, preserves history. Rebase replays commits on top of target, creat
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