Number 2 makes me laugh: &quot;Branches are expensive in Subversion - False. A Myth.&quot;<p>Totally misses the point that the expense of branching and merging in Subversion is all in the UI&#x2F;UX. Not only is it horribly cumbersome, it&#x27;s also much easier to get it wrong, not obvious that you are getting it wrong, and harder to recover once you&#x27;ve discovered you&#x27;ve got it wrong.