Re:Ask HN: Should you check in your dependencies in source c...
by zaarn on Thursday December 14, 2017 @08:45AM
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I do both.
On my more serious projects, I check in dependencies. My mantra here is "after a git clone and with the compiler, it must build without internet connection".
The size of my repos ranges from 5 MiB to 1800 MiB (though the later also stores a shitload of archival data for reasons I won't detail), the later one is still very manageable.
On my more "fun" repos I don't commit deps since I think them less important until it turns serious.
On my more serious projects, I check in dependencies. My mantra here is "after a git clone and with the compiler, it must build without internet connection".
The size of my repos ranges from 5 MiB to 1800 MiB (though the later also stores a shitload of archival data for reasons I won't detail), the later one is still very manageable.
On my more "fun" repos I don't commit deps since I think them less important until it turns serious.