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> I work with a compiler that has just tens of engineers working on it over just a decade or so and even that's a 6 GB repository. No binary assets. Just source
by tasuki 6y ago
> I work with a compiler that has just tens of engineers working on it over just a decade or so and even that's a 6 GB repository. No binary assets. Just source code and configuration I think. I really don't think it's that unusual.
That's a lot of code! I think that is at least a little unusual. The monorepos I see are usually large because people gratuitously commit large binary files (and sometimes change them, generating huge changesets).
- stkdump 6y agoIt is. Let's say we are talking 30 person-years, that is 60000 days. It means 100KB of text written per day and engineer.
- stkdump 6y agoCan't edit anymore, but ofc the math is off by factor 10: 'tens of engineers over more than a decade' is more in the realm of 300 person-years. Still 10KB per day and engineer, which is maybe 200-500 lines of code. Far above average still, but approaching something realistic. This is if we are talking 6GB with full history and without any compression.