15 Git terms that confuse developers - and what they actually mean

I put together a short write-up covering the Git concepts that trip up even seasoned engineers - things like what HEAD really points to, the difference between fetch vs pull, origin vs upstream etc and what a “dirty tree” actually means.

It’s written from the perspective of an engineering manager mentoring devs who still occasionally get caught by detached HEAD or reset vs revert.

15 Git Terms That Confuse Developers (and What They Actually Mean)