Murray:
One of the things I actually like about ClearCase is their branching (as long as it doesn’t go any more levels than trunk + TEMP branch) – I find it really cool to be able to develop on a branch for a couple of weeks while I continue to see what’s happenning on the trunk by updating regularly.
Basically, every time I update I do a merge from the trunk without actually having to merge from the trunk (well, unless I have a conflicting file). Which means that when I get to the end of the branch, I have a tiny merge to do before retiring the branch, rather than a biggish one.
Granted, it’s a small thing to like, outweighed by a big bunch of stuff not to like, but at least there’s that.
