Backend Dev: "I want to merge my frontend branch into main, but when I try git checkout main, Git says 'fatal: main is already checked out at ../EcommerceWebsite3-backend'. I can't checkout main because it's being used in my backend worktree!"
Frontend Mentor: "Ah! This is a perfect situation to use one of Git's hidden superpowers - pushing to a local branch without checking it out!"
Backend Dev: "I'm looking at my Git history and I see that frontend branch has 13 commits that aren't on main, and main has 1 commit that frontend doesn't have. My mentor says I need to rebase. But... why? Why can't I just merge?"
Frontend Mentor: "Excellent question! This is where understanding the LOGIC of rebase becomes crucial. Let me show you exactly why rebase is necessary in this situation."
Backend Dev: "I just completed my first successful rebase and merge! Let me show you what I learned along the way."
Frontend Mentor: "This is perfect! Let's walk through exactly what happened so others can learn from your success!"
Backend Dev: "I have two worktrees - one for frontend and one for backend. When I commit in the backend worktree, does it show up in the original worktree? And when I merge backend into main, what happens to the backend branch?"
Frontend Mentor: "Great question! This is where Git worktrees become really magical. Let me show you exactly what's happening in your setup."
Backend Dev: "I don't understand why we have Phase 2 in rebasing. I thought it would be as simple as running a merge command. But in rebase, I think we do merge command too? Why the extra step?"
Frontend Mentor: "Ah! This is one of the most common confusions about Git rebase. Let me show you what's really happening under the hood."
"Why make something private? Just make everything public. If the coder knows which method to call, they call it. Problem solved, right?" That was me a week ago. I was so wrong. Here's my journey from "public/private is just fancy nonsense" to "holy crap, this actually makes sense!" π€―
A curated collection of breakthrough moments and essential insights from my algorithm learning journey.
This page highlights the most important revelations and "aha moments" from my learning journey. These are the posts where fundamental concepts finally clicked, where confusion turned into clarity.