Of course transitions always cost something. For instance, C++ is the best when all your developers know C++ and have to extend a C++ code base. This examples

Of course transitions always cost something. For instance, C++ is the best when all your developers know C++ and have to extend a C++ code base. This examples are short term, and don't answer the question "is the new tool eventually better than the old one"? If so, consider switching costs. If not, don't even bother. So, a better example in the svn vs git matchup would be the handling of locks for binary files. Assuming of course you can't fix it yourself.