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Mercurial is a fast, open-source, distributed version control system.

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Mercurial is a distributed version control system (DVCS). It is dedicated to speed and efficiency with a sane user interface. The main part of the code is written in Python, with a small part in C. The project is open-source, distributed under the GPL. More information:

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I'm a Subversion geek, why should I consider or not consider Mercurial or Git or any other DVCS?

I try to understand the benefits of distributed version control system (DVCS). I found Subversion Re-education and this article by Martin Fowler very useful. Mercurial and others DVCS promote a new way of working on code with changesets and local…
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Why is Mercurial considered to be easier than Git?

When looking at comparisons, it seems to me that there could be a 1:1 mapping between their feature sets. Yet, an often cited statement is that "Mercurial is easier". What is the basis of this statement? (if any)
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Why did Git get so much hype? ...while others don't?

In the recent years, the hype around Git raised greatly. Everybody knows about Git, nobody knows about alternatives. Other ones like Mercurial seem to be unnoticed. Both have been released in 2005, and provide similar functionalities. Moreover,…
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Why is the sudden increase in number of Git submitters on Debian popcon graph in 2010-01?

Almost every article I've read 1 comparing Git and Mercurial it seems like Mercurial has a better command line UX with each command being limited to one idea only (unlike say git checkout). But at some point Git suddenly became looking super popular…
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At what point is version control needed?

I work in embedded systems. Right now, my organization has two full-time programmers and two occasional programmers. It's rare that the same project is worked on by two programmers. All code is stored on a network drive. There are folders for the…
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Empirical Evidence of Popularity of Git and Mercurial

It's 2012! Mercurial and Git are both still strong. I understand the trade-offs of both. I also understand everyone has some sort of preference for one or the other. That's fine. I'm looking for some information on level of usage of both. For…
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When to separate a project in multiple subprojects

I'd like to know if it makes sense to divide the project I'm working on in two repositories instead of one. From what I can say: Frontend will be written in html+js Backend in .net The backend doesn't depend on frontend and the frontend doesn't…
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I am a git user confused by mercurial's branching. How am I supposed to track small changes?

I've always used git before, but I want to contribute to python so now I have to learn mercurial and I find it very frustrating. So, I've made a couple of small patches and I wanted to track them as commits in my local mercurial repository.…
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What's so difficult about SVN merges?

Possible Duplicate: I’m a Subversion geek, why should I consider or not consider Mercurial or Git or any other DVCS? Every once in a while, you hear someone saying that distributed version control (Git, HG) is inherently better than centralized…
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Is version history really sacred or is it better to rebase?

I've always agreed with Mercurial's mantra 1, however, now that Mercurial comes bundled with the rebase extension and it is a popular practice in git, I'm wondering if it could really be regarded as a "bad practice", or at least bad enough to avoid…
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Business case for decentralized version control systems

I searched and couldn't find any business reasons why git/mercurial/bazzr systems are better than centralized systems (subversion, perforce). If you were trying to sell a DVCS to a non-technical person what arguments would you provide for the DVCS…
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Which DVCS (git or hg) is easier for programming students?

A bit of context: I'm in 3rd year of college. students are divided into teams of 4. Almost everyone will be working under windows (except a few like me who are on linux). As part of the school curriculum, we will soon start working on a project for…
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We're Subversion Geeks and we want to know the benefits of Mercurial

Having read I'm a Subversion geek, why should I consider or not consider Mercurial or Git or any other DVCS. I have a related follow up question. I read that question and read the recommended links and videos and I see the benefits but I don't see…
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Recommended process for code reviews with mercurial

We typically used Perforce and SmartBear's Code Collaborator at Big Corp and now we're also going to be using Mercurial for certain projects. Code Collaborator support Mercurial (we are using version 5) and I'm trying to determine when the best…
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Branching breaks continous integration?

I think this article, A Successful Git Branching Model, is very well known among experienced DVCS users. I use hg mostly, but I would argue this discussion is fine for any DVCS. Our current workflow is each developer clones the master repo. We…
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