Intermediate LevelGit & GitHub
What are Git Merge Strategies (ort, recursive, octopus, ours, theirs)?
❓ Interview Prompt: Compare Git merge strategies: modern default ort (Ostensibly Recursive's Twin), legacy recursive, octopus (multi-branch), ours, and theirs.
ort (Ostensibly Recursive's Twin) is the high-performance default strategy in modern Git 2.33+. octopus handles multi-branch merges, while ours/theirs favor specific branch changes during conflict resolution.
Code Implementation Example
bash
git merge -s ort -X theirs feature/ui-refresh💡Executing branch merge using ort strategy with theirs conflict resolution.
🎯 Interview Key Takeaway
ort is the high-performance modern default merge strategy in Git; octopus handles multi-branch merges.
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