the.com/merge conflicts
two people edited the same line and now git refuses to pick a favorite child.
means a state where version control cannot automatically combine changes because they overlap, forcing a human to decide the truth.
from emerged with collaborative version control systems in the 1990s-2000s, when tools like CVS and later Git had to formalize what happens when two people edit the same line — the machine gives up and says you sort it out.
markersangle brackets literally show both versions fighting
not a bugit is git refusing to guess wrong
increases withteam size and shared files, not code complexity