"There are few things in software engineering that induce panic quite like a massive git merge conflict. You pull down the latest code, open your editor, and suddenly your screen is bleeding with <<<<<<< HEAD markers. Your logic is tangled with someone else's, the CSS is conflicting, and you realise you just wasted hours building on top of outdated architecture."
"When you code in isolation, you get comfortable. You stop checking for open pull requests, you ignore issue trackers and you just start writing code. This is the trap I fell into. And that is exactly how you break your application. It's exactly how I broke our application! If you want to avoid spending your weekend untangling a broken repository (ahem... like we did), you need to enforce these three non-negotiable git habits."
"Don't go rogue and start redesigning a codebase without talking to your team. It doesn't matter if it's a massive enterprise app or a two-person side project. If two developers are working on the same views and templates without dedicated issue tickets, a collision is inevitable. You need to break generic ideas like "redesign the UI" into highly specific, granular issues (e.g., "fix this menu," "change the nav bar colour"). Communication is your first line of defence against code conflicts."
Massive git merge conflicts create urgent, time-consuming problems when local work diverges from others. Coding in isolation leads developers to stop checking open pull requests and ignore issue trackers, increasing collision risk. Breaking broad tasks into specific, granular issue tickets reduces the chance of two developers modifying the same views or templates. Communication serves as the primary defense against code collisions. Pulling the latest main is insufficient; developers must check for open pull requests before branching. Branching from an outdated main while a large pending PR exists guarantees merge conflicts and wasted effort.
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