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- 5+1 It's all in the branches. This analysis discusses the merging power of git in comparison with mercurial.Amelio Vazquez-Reina– Amelio Vazquez-Reina2011-07-29 12:21:54 +00:00Commented Jul 29, 2011 at 12:21
- 19@AmV: Please do not post obfuscated URLs.Cody Gray– Cody Gray2011-07-29 13:16:37 +00:00Commented Jul 29, 2011 at 13:16
- 3AmV-link: felipec.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/…user1249– user12492011-07-29 13:30:33 +00:00Commented Jul 29, 2011 at 13:30
- 4I'm not sure I see your point here. You're saying that they're equally good at branching (Git does nothing that Mercurial cannot do), but because you need good branching, you chose Git?jalf– jalf2011-07-29 14:26:17 +00:00Commented Jul 29, 2011 at 14:26
- 8I've never seen any convincing examples of how Git is better at merging than Mercurial, and certainly not in this answer. It's almost like you're confusing Hg with SVN or CVS.Aaronaught– Aaronaught2011-07-29 14:37:06 +00:00Commented Jul 29, 2011 at 14:37
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