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devclass.com Why Facebook does not use Git – and why most other devs do • DEVCLASSFacebook internal development started out on Subversion with a Git mirror but switched to Mercurial for source code […]
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/17013197
- 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.