Re:Why Google stores billions of lines of code in a single r...
by fishywang on Monday December 11, 2017 @04:34PM
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> Note that even where Google are forced to use git (e.g. Android, Chrome) they use a many-repo approach.
Google uses many-repo approach for Android and Chrome because you cannot fit everything in a single git repo (well you can, but it will be a pain in the ass to work on that repo). Git is just not designed for huge repos. Google is also working on tools to make the many-repo of Android or Chrome work like a monorepo.
Google uses many-repo approach for Android and Chrome because you cannot fit everything in a single git repo (well you can, but it will be a pain in the ass to work on that repo). Git is just not designed for huge repos. Google is also working on tools to make the many-repo of Android or Chrome work like a monorepo.