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But, it seems all large companies (Facebook, Google, Microsoft) are using a mono-repo, and no-one is publicly admitting to using many small repos. If no compan
by CJefferson 10y ago
But, it seems all large companies (Facebook, Google, Microsoft) are using a mono-repo, and no-one is publicly admitting to using many small repos.
If no company is using many small repos for truly massive projects, then it's hard to argue it would be a good idea. Could everyone who has looked at this problem make the wrong choice?
- keithlfrost 10y agoNote that Amazon is not on your list. They did not adopt the mono-repo approach. Their tools have their own advantages and disadvantages, to be sure, but mono-repo is not the only way.
- CJefferson 10y agoI hadn't heard about Amazon. That's good to know.
- krallja 10y agoRead Steve Yegge's Google vs Amazon rant: it's amazing. https://plus.google.com/+RipRowan/posts/eVeouesvaVX https://plus.google.com/+RipRowan/posts/eVeouesvaVX
- Sacho 10y agoThis is also mirrored by many not-so-big javascript projects, i.e. see the adoption of https://github.com/lerna/lerna https://github.com/lerna/lerna
- aanm1988 10y ago> no-one is publicly admitting to using many small repos. Amazon. They built an entire system around managing versions so that they can make it work.