• 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.
  • FizzyOrange
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    5 months ago

    Does that not happen with Mercurial? If not that seems like a point against it.

    • aport
      1·
      5 months ago

      I’m confused, the behavior you just said was “exactly the same in git” is now a problem for Mercurial?

      • FizzyOrange
        1·
        5 months ago

        I thought it was exactly the same based on the description.

        • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          No the old commit is always there, marked as obsolete with the information of what it became. No holes in history. (Assuming you use the obsolecense markers)