[moe]

Even as a git user I'd second that (blasphemy).

Git is the "real deal" but it also has a ridiculous learning curve when it comes to using it right (i.e. never commit to the master branch directly) and many sharp edges to frustrate you.

Start with svn or mercurial to get a feel for what it's all about. You can always step up to git when they don't cut it anymore.

[JshWright]

I'm not sure moving from hg -> git would be a "step up". It would be a lateral move at best.

[discojesus]

Start with svn or mercurial to get a feel for what it's all about. You can always step up to git when they don't cut it anymore.

exactly - if he starts out with something like git, he's probably going to burn out and have a bad impression of source control, which doesn't help anybody.