Understanding Git Worktrees: A Solution to Multi-Branch Development
Introduction Imagine you’re working on a new feature in a Git repository, and suddenly, you need to switch to another branch to fix a critical bug. You could commit your changes, switch branches, and then switch back, but that’s cumbersome and can lead to a messy commit history. Alternatively, you could stash your changes, switch branches, and then apply the stash, but that’s not always ideal either. This is where Git worktrees come in....