u/CuriousAnyway

i recently came across the fact that facebook/meta built its own tools and workflows around source control instead of just relying on git like most companies.

i’m curious about the actual technical reason behind this. was git simply not able to handle the scale of facebook’s codebase and number of developers, or were there other problems that pushed them toward a custom approach?

for people who have worked with large monorepos or at companies using similar systems, what actually becomes difficult with git at that scale?

I’ve always wondered about people who grew up hearing about 9/11 but don’t actually remember that day.

Does it feel personal to you, or more like something you learned about in school? Has the way you think about it changed as you’ve gotten older?

What’s considered a normal lunch break at work in the US?

Is 30 minutes pretty standard, or is an hour more common? And do people usually get up and go somewhere for lunch, or is eating at your desk more normal?

I’m curious what the usual experience is, not just what the company policy says.

I get the nuclear and security arguments, but I keep seeing the oil and Strait of Hormuz mentioned too.

How big of a factor is oil actually in all this? Is it a major reason for the war, or is it more of a side effect?

I’m honestly just trying to understand it better.

Seriously though, my entire workflow just came to a grinding halt. The realization of how dependent I’ve become on this thing is honestly kind of terrifying lmao. Back to using my own brain for a bit I guess.

I’ve read a few comparisons, but they don’t really tell you what it feels like to use. What’s actually better about 5.1 in your experience?

I have a ₹500 note that is torn on three sides, but I have all the pieces of the note with me and the note is still identifiable.

I went to a bank to get it exchanged, but the bank staff refused to exchange it.

Is this normal? What should I do in this situation?