I think it means parallel branches. Normally in git you can use one branch at a time. With agentic coding you want agents to build multiple features at the same time, each in a separate branch

▲ _fizz_buzz_ 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Can agents not checkout different branches and then work on them? It's what people also do. I have a hard time to understand what problem is even solved here.

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BatteryMountain 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

claude can use worktrees.. so if you have a system with say 10 agents, each one can use a worktree per session.. no need to clone the the repo 10 times or work on branches. Worktreeees.

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stingraycharles 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes, this is the obvious solution. Multiple agents working on multiple features should use feature branches.

Can’t believe how this whole AI movement seems to want to reinvent software engineering, poorly.

	▲	sassymuffinz 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Their goal is not to give us a better tool, it's to get us to think our old tools are rubbish so we give them money instead.

▲ user34283 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That has been implemented 10 years ago:

  git worktree add -b feature-2 ../feature-2

▲ skydhash 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Even before git has the worktree feature, you could just clone the repo again (shallowly if it’s big).