I did that merge-as-cherry-pick thing, but my change still didn't merge correctly
A case study of what goes wrong.
A case study of what goes wrong.
Decoding another type of mojibake.
Read it into the index.
Simplifying a common COM pattern.
Let me notify you about things you don't care about.
Move the cherry-pick into the merge base so that git knows it exists in both sides.
Merges do not occur instantaneously, so there is a window of opportunity for overlap.
Clicking your way to a merged cherry-pick.
More advanced merge base tricks.
An opposing view from the VSTS team.