lesson_2_reflection_prompts.txt

What happens when you initialize a repository? Why do you need to do it?

an empty repository is created.

How is the staging area different from the working directory and the repository?
What value do you think it offers?

preparation area for files to be committed. we can club logically connected files together so that they can be committed together.

How can you use the staging area to make sure you have one commit per logical
change?

we only put those modified files in the staging area which are logically connected.

What are some situations when branches would be helpful in keeping your history
organized? How would branches help?

in making alternate versions of the program

How do the diagrams help you visualize the branch structure?

What is the result of merging two branches together? Why do we represent it in
the diagram the way we do?

What are the pros and cons of Git’s automatic merging vs. always doing merges
manually?