Merge Integration Strategy

References user story #1

:bulb: HINT: Feel free to click the checkboxes below (which serve as a TODO checklist for the task) as you progress through the instructions

TODO:

[ ] :question: Answer question Task2_Q1 on Canvas
[ ] :bust_in_silhouette: Assign yourself to this task (this will prompt the WorkflowLearning GitHub App to create the task_2_merge branch)
[ ] :hourglass_flowing_sand: Wait (at most) 60 seconds until the WorkflowLearning GitHub App will comment on this task and confirm that the branch task_2_merge was created (refresh the page if you don't see the confirmation comment)
[ ] Create a new PR having the base branch master and the compare branch task_2_merge
[ ] Edit the description of the PR to reference this task (i.e., the PR description should contain Closes #2)
[ ] :brain: Understand the commits and file changes made in the PR
[ ] :question: Answer question Task2_Q2 on Canvas
[ ] :arrows_counterclockwise: Refresh this page (to ensure that any commits referencing this task are shown on this page) and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page
[ ] :question: Answer question Task2_Q3 on Canvas

[ ] In the PR, integrate the changes into master
using the Merge pull request option
with the commit message Merge pull request #<ID_PR> from <yourGitHubUserName>/task_2_merge (i.e., the default commit message provided by GitHub)

[ ] :eyes: Inspect the history of all the branches and commits in your repository via the GitHub visualization provided in the GitHub tab Insights -> Network
[ ] :x: In the PR, use the GitHub interface to delete the branch (since the branch content was successfully integrated into master)
[ ] :eyes: Inspect the history of all the branches and commits via Insights -> Network
NOTE: even though the branch was deleted, the branch trace is still present, cluttering the repository history
[ ] :arrows_counterclockwise: Refresh this page (to ensure that any commits referencing this task are shown on this page) and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page
[ ] :question: Answer question Task2_Q4 on Canvas
[ ] :question: Answer question Task2_Q5 on Canvas