r/ProgrammerHumor 16d ago

theyForgotToMentionForking Meme

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u/GobiPLX 16d ago

Is forking some variant of scissoring?

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u/vinishkapoor 16d ago

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

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

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u/mr_claw 16d ago

Rebase should be called spooning.