How would you explain Trunk-Based Development vs Long-Lived Branches to a junior engineer?

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Parent context — Trunk-Based Development vs Long-Lived Branches

Simple view: Short-lived branches merge to main frequently; feature flags hide incomplete work. Long-lived release branches increase merge pain and drift.

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