Advanced Git Techniques for Large Teams: Mastering Rebase, Cherry-Picking & Interactive Rebase

Advanced Git Techniques for Large Teams: Mastering Rebase, Cherry-Picking & Interactive Rebase When teams scale from 8 to 60 developers, chaotic Git history resembles “abstract art painted by a caffeinated octopus.” Mastering just 10% of Git’s capabilities transforms collaboration efficiency. 1. Why Simple Git Workflows Fail in Large Teams I joined an 8-person startup where our workflow was straightforward: Create branch → 2. Develop feature → 3. Merge to main Everything worked perfectly until we expanded to 60 developers working in a single repository. Then the chaos erupted: Pain Points in Large Teams Monday standups: “I spent 3 hours yesterday …