15+ years later, Microsoft morged my diagram

· Vincent Driessen · Feb. 18, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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Summary
The post discusses how Microsoft has continuously integrated the author's Git branching diagram into their own discourse over the years, reflecting on the impact of this borrowing on the author's work and its broader implications for software development practices.
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