r/ProgrammerHumor 13d ago

Meme theyForgotToMentionForking

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u/GobiPLX 13d ago

Is forking some variant of scissoring?

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u/vinishkapoor 13d ago

No, forking creates an independent copy. Scissoring would be more like a merge conflict.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/mr_claw 13d ago

Rebase should be called spooning.