News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Check out kilobytes, Git commit dataset changes to a 130 gigabyte repository.

Re:Check out kilobytes, Git commit dataset changes to a 130 ... by scrubs on Saturday May 13, 2023 @10:05PM (#35934697)
Where do git sparse check outs stop and this begin?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Check out kilobytes, Git commit dataset changes to a 130 ... by eliomattia on Saturday May 13, 2023 @10:30PM (#35934825)
The two are not mutually exclusive, in principle. Depending on workflows, sizes, and change frequencies, each has advantages. Sparse checkouts can be useful with small files that specific individuals can focus upon, among other things. This is for larger datasets that change daily and for facilitating versioning in workflows with incoming data. This is an interesting use case: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35763004
[ Parent | on HN ]