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Merge or Pull request?

In this video, Bogdan Stashchuk, from stashchuk.com, explores the difference between merge and Pull requests.

In this video, you’ll explore why Merge requests and Pull requests are not the same thing.

You will learn that if you and other developers are working on the same project, a Merge request would be more appropriate because any developer can merge their changes into a master or release branch. When other developers, however, create forks off your repository and you are owner, they may create Pull requests and ask you to pull their changes and apply them, after you review them.

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Version Control Essentials: Git and GitHub

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