Field Guide to Developer Behavior

merge-conflict martyrdom

noun

/mɜːrdʒ ˈkɒnflɪkt ˈmɑːrtərdəm/


1

The performative suffering of resolving a 40-file merge conflict alone, loudly, in a shared Slack channel, instead of just asking for help.

“He’s been posting conflict-resolution screenshots in #general for an hour. Peak merge-conflict martyrdom.”