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didn't msft write an ~entire new file system specifically to scale git to the windows code base? I have fuzzy memories on reading about it.

• landr0id 6mo ago
  They wrote something that allowed them to virtualize Git -- can't remember the name of that. But it basically hydrated files on-demand when accessed in the filesystem. The problem was I think something to do with like the number of git objects that it was scaling to causing crazy server load or something. I don't remember the technical details, but definitely something involving the scale of git objects.
  • kritr 6mo ago
    Unfortunately even with these improvements, working in the repo was quite slow. Changes branches took an eternity, and people resorted to a more workspaces style solution. If you’re planning on starting a big tech company, I wouldn’t recommend the approach.
• jamesfinlayson 6mo ago
  I thought Microsoft made a number of improvements to git to allow it work with all of their internal repos.