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Walk a long branch back to trunk

Navigate the decisions that turn a long-lived feature branch into trunk-friendly slices.

Branch risk Jae has a nine-day branch for a pricing rewrite. The feature is not ready, but parts of the work are safe if hidden. The decision is not merge everything or wait. The decision is how to expose integration without exposing users. Trunk-Based Development Short branches, hidden work, constant integration The goal is to keep main releasable while integrating work in small, reviewable pieces. Long branch Late merge, stale assumptions, big-bang review. Integration risk is paid down every day instead of stored until launch. Do not ask a branch to carry unfinished product visibility and integration feedback at the…

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