Branching is when you make a copy of the same code base and use the copy to perform your work.

Code branching is like working on a cooking recipe.

A chef will have the base recipe that they start working with. As they test out new ingredients, they will replicate the recipe and make their changes. Rather than changing the master recipe, they will duplicate the recipe to test out their new approach.

If they like the new piece of the recipe, then they will add it to the main recipe. If they don't like it, then they can discard it and go back to the original recipe. This way, their efforts of testing out new ingredients doesn't impact the base recipe itself.

Code branching is a type of version control system in writing code, allowing developers to work on different versions of the same codebase. Once the changes have been made, a developer can merge their branch back into the main codebase, applying their changes without disrupting the workflow of others.

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