Mercurial

Mercurial is a control management tool used by developers in committing, merging, and branching capabilities in software development. Mercurial is available to developers for free and anyone who wishes to use the tool can download and access it.

The software can be deployed in Mac, Windows, and Linux. In most cases, Mercurial is utilized by teams of developers who collaboratively and individually work on a large project. It helps them to break tasks into small assignments that can be allocated to each developer depending on their area of strength.

Code management tools help to pool all the code from all developers into one central storage and management center. This enhances project management by allowing the project managers to control how it all comes together.

Single developers can benefit from this platform too because they get a chance to review other projects by other developers. From here, they also get to compare and develop their code. This way, individual developers can compare their code to other developers and learn new innovations and development in code.

Mercurial can also be utilized by teams that test software products since it's easy to access the managed code. They can access accurate code to run tests by accessing it from the same place the developers store the data.

Other benefits of using code management tools include;

It helps teams to work together

Source code management systems enable multiple developers to access and change their code from time to time. The platforms allow them to do this without interfering with other developer's work. This is a huge benefit for large development teams, and it enables them to work harmoniously.

It tracks history

One of the top-rated features of source code management systems is storing all the code and recording all the changes to the code. The systems not only show a developer what has been changed. It also allows them to go back to a previous version. This can be very helpful in tracking and correcting errors.

It generates release notes

Control management tools like Mercurial allow developers to generate release notes. This helps them save time that could have been used to create release notes manually or search for changes. The developers can utilize the time saved for refining their code and ensuring the project is finished in time.

It acts as the backup of code

The management tool acts as the central data storage for all developers. This serves as the second storage since most developers already save their work in their workstation. Developers can get a backup copy of the code in case the workstation they are using has issues.

Pros

• It enhances collaboration
• The platform is free to use
• It's simple to use and navigate

Cons

• Lack of support for advanced features
• Inability to discard closed branches