How Unity YAML Works in Scenes and Prefabs
A practical introduction to Class ID, File ID, GUID, cross-file references, nested prefabs, and why raw YAML becomes hard to review in Git.
Unity Workflow Articles
Notes on Unity merges, YAML review, and safer Git workflows
These articles focus on the production pain points behind Unity YAML, scene merges, prefab merges, and content review. They are written for teams who need practical explanations, not generic blog filler.
Current articles
Why Unity Prefab Overrides Are Hard to Review in Raw YAML
Why prefab overrides become textually noisy and semantically risky when source-prefab context, modifications, and nested placeholders are hidden in raw YAML.
Why Unity References Break After Refactors or Asset Replacement
How GUIDs, meta files, fileIDs, and stale references create confusing failures after refactors, deleted assets, or asset replacement.
Why Unity Scene Merges Are So Hard in Git
Why text merge loses scene hierarchy, references, moved nodes, and why seemingly resolved scene conflicts still break later.
Why Unity Prefab Merges Are So Hard
Why nested prefabs, overrides, ownership, and reference changes make prefab merges much harder than raw YAML suggests.