Use Branch by Abstraction Without a Long-Lived Branch

Integration pressure Payments SDK swap, three teams, daily releases, and no appetite for a six-week merge party. The migration must keep mainline green while implementation changes underneath. Branch in code Abstract -> route old -> add new -> switch -> delete The abstraction gives both implementations a shared contract while callers keep shipping. Long branch Work away from mainline until the final painful merge. Mainline stays releasable. Continuous integration is protected by compatible steps. 01 Contract 02 Switch 03 Try fresh Name the contract Step 1

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