> The fact that you put Git in the same category as tools having a potential of inflicting grievous bodily harm if misused is telling. They're just examples of

> The fact that you put Git in the same category as tools having a potential of inflicting grievous bodily harm if misused is telling. They're just examples of tools. > Mercurial was incredibly easy to use nearly right out of the gate, not after an afternoon of work. I talk about this elsewhere in this thread, but I disagree with this assertion. I find Mercurial baffling and Git very elegant, though it could be an artifact of the order in which I learned the tools.