GIT branch

What is a branch in GIT and why would one use it?

• It’s a way of making a version of the code where we can try something out independently and when we are ready we merge that code back into the main branch.

• We can use to solve all sorts of organizational problems with development, for instance

  • If we trying a risky change and we don’t want to commit to it or interfere with the rest of the team while we do it.

Git - Basic Branching and Merging