I worked at Uber. The main arguments that I kept hearing were: - easier to share and import common packages - proto and thrift files are kept close to service

I worked at Uber. The main arguments that I kept hearing were: - easier to share and import common packages - proto and thrift files are kept close to services and clients are updated globally automatically - dependencies and go versions are managed globally and all services get the same security updates - standardized build processes make it easier to manage large deployments And honestly, after the initial repo download there were no visible downsides