How Pando represents branches: parallel updates across branches, ordered on same branch
OpenAIDevs · x · 2026-11-03
Following up on Pando, OpenAI's dev team explains its branch model (with a diagram of Trunk/Topic structures): pushes to different branches update in parallel, while pushes to the same branch stay ordered. On fetch, you get history for each branch tip, though two tips may reflect different points in time.
Related event: OpenAI Open-Sources Pando, Its Custom Git Backend(4 posts)→
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