First impressions of Mercurial (as an alternative to subversion)

So, I was in the mall the other day where I bumped into Marcus Ahnve. He mentioned that he had been using Mercurial instead of Subversion for his latest project. Just before I met Marcus I had been coding on a rails project housed in subversion. I was sitting in a cafe without internet access which means that it wasn’t possible to commit changes to subversion. As my son was asleep time was scarce and I wanted to get as much done as possible....

May 4, 2007 · Peter Krantz