It depends what you're using it for. Many people use Windows every day without knowing things like how to remap a network drive--but it's nice to have it there

It depends what you're using it for. Many people use Windows every day without knowing things like how to remap a network drive--but it's nice to have it there when you need it. If you're by yourself and just need to keep a linear history all you need is 'git init' 'git add' and 'git commit'--if that's all you ever need, svn or any version control should work about equally well. But if you do need remote repositories, branches, rewriting your history, or commit hooks, it's there waiting if you're using git. I feel like most of the different version control systems differ on those advanced features or how it scales for special needs. Git is great for decentralized and remote work, Perforce is better at handling histories with large binary files, etc. The basic features are fairly similar between them. Maybe there's a gui you like or a specific workflow, but I feel like that's a subjective choice.