I basically only use git merge like Theo from T3 stack. git rebase rewrites your commit history, so I feel there’s too much risk to rewriting something you didn’t intend to. With merge, every commit is a real state the code was in.

  • canpolat@programming.devMEnglish
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    3 years ago

    It’s correct that rebase rewrites history, but it’s important to identify when it’s not acceptable. If you are working on a branch that is shared by others (typically main), you should never use rebase. But it’s an acceptable practice when used properly. I use rebase on my feature branches whenever necessary. If it fell behind the main branch I do git fetch followed by git rebase origin/main, resolve the merge conflicts and keep coding. I also use interactive rebase when I need to tidy things up before merging the feature branch to main.