Facebook internal development started out on Subversion with a Git mirror but switched to Mercurial for source code […]
  • Facebook does not use Git due to scale issues with their large monorepo, instead opting for Mercurial.
  • Mercurial may be a better option for large monorepos, but Git has made improvements to support them better.
  • Despite some drawbacks, Git usage remains dominant with 93.87% share, due to familiarity, additional tools, and industry trends.
  • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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    4 months ago

    I’m pleased to report that git has made significant strides, and git submodule can now be easily used to achieve a mono-repo-like level of painful jankiness.