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Re:The TypeScript compiler is now implemented internally wit... by ElijahLynn on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @05:25PM (#33443129)
That doesn't make sense that spaces vs tabs would result in a 2x longer checkout. Something else is at play if that is the case.
Re:The TypeScript compiler is now implemented internally wit... by wombatpm on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @05:46PM (#33443336)
He did mention it was subversion
Re:The TypeScript compiler is now implemented internally wit... by CoastalCoder on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @09:19PM (#33445439)
I see your confusion. They said Subversion with a capital S. So the source control system, not the covert destruction of a dev team from within. Easy mistake to make. (... Stupid git.)
Re:The TypeScript compiler is now implemented internally wit... by jtokoph on Thursday November 03, 2022 @12:36AM (#33447049)
Maybe the codebase was one giant index.php file with an average of 20 levels of nested conditionals and open curly braces on a new line.