In short
A lightweight, movable pointer to a line of commits — branches let you develop features, fixes and experiments in isolation from `main`.
How to learn this
- 1Create a feature branch, make a commit, then switch back to `main`.
- 2Learn the difference between `git branch` and `git switch -c`.
- 3Practice deleting merged branches to keep your repo tidy.
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