Working in Parallel: Mastering Git worktrees

Rahul Bagai
2 min readMar 12, 2024

In today’s fast-paced development environments, efficiency and flexibility in simultaneously managing multiple lines of development are paramount. Git, a cornerstone tool for version control, offers a powerful feature to enhance this workflow: Worktrees. This feature allows developers to check out different branches in separate working directories, enabling parallel development without the hassle of stashing or committing in-progress work. Let’s delve into leveraging Git Worktrees effectively, illustrated with a common scenario and solutions to typical challenges.

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Rahul Bagai

Software Engineer with expertise in Distributed Systems, Microservices, and APIs. Passionate about tech innovation, and driven to become an industry leader.