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Master Git branching and merging with interactive learning

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Understanding Branching

Branch Management

Advanced Branching

Merging Strategies

Rebasing

Merge Conflicts

Branch Protection

Best Practices

Understanding Branching

Branches in Git are like parallel timelines for your code. They let you work on new features, bug fixes, or experiments without affecting your main code. Think of them as alternate realities where you can safely make changes!

# List all branches
git branch

# Create a new branch
git branch feature-login

# Switch to the new branch
git checkout feature-login

# Create and switch in one command
git checkout -b feature-login

Interactive Exercise

💡 Pro Tips:
• Name branches descriptively (e.g., 'feature/user-login')
• Keep branches focused on single features
• Use 'git checkout -' to switch to previous branch
• Use 'git branch -a' to see all branches including remote ones

Key Concepts

Key Concepts:
• Branch: A separate line of development
• HEAD: Points to your current location
• main/master: Your primary branch