don't use git stash pop

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Why?

A git stash is a very powerful concept, it’s like Harry Potter’s Room of Requirement for your code, you throw it in here and you can get it back when you need it again in the future.

But dealing with it can be dangerous.

Running git stash pop throws away the stash after applying it. git stash apply leaves it in the stash list and can be reused later (or dropped using git stash drop)

note: If during a pop there are conflicts it behave exactly like git stash apply and the stash will not be lost

Worth notice

git stash pop is equivalent to git stash apply && git stash drop

Conclusion

git stash apply can be a life-saver somethimes when you mess up with taking something from the stash