I went from hg -> git in the last couple of years. I'd say they are "almost identical". The key difference is a slightly different mindset on merging and branch

I went from hg -> git in the last couple of years. I'd say they are "almost identical". The key difference is a slightly different mindset on merging and branching IMHO. It can be non-trivial for some of my more hard headed dev brethren to change their way of thinking once they've chosen a method and gotten in the correct mindset.