I’m always interested when someone has a strong opinion on how to merge code. I like this article because the author acknowledges that it’s just a matter of tradeoffs and then makes a case for a merge commit.

👉 The case for creating a merge commit

His basic argument is that a merge commit is the best of both worlds since it “maintains the small changes while allowing for 30,000 feet view of the history” with the --first-parent git log option.

But…

At the end of the day, what matters is to find a workflow that suits your team well and lets you deliver.

He also links to a couple of great articles on using small iterations (Kent Beck’s SB chages and GeePaw Hill’s MMMSS) that I need to blog later!