That's only true for named branches. You can create an unnamed branch in hg simply by going to a point in the history (what Git would call detached head) and co

That's only true for named branches. You can create an unnamed branch in hg simply by going to a point in the history (what Git would call detached head) and committing. That said, the handling of named branches remains a pain point, and at this point I would recommend people just go with Git despite the steeper learning curve.