Why Perforce is more #scalable than #Git - Steve Hanov’s Programming Blog
http://stevehanov.ca/blog/index.php?id=50
Git can’t handle large repositories
Okay this is subjective because it depends on your definition of large. When I say large, I mean about 6 gigs or so. Because your company’s source tree is probably that large.
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The typical git user considers the linux kernel to be a “large project”. If you’ve looked at Linus’s git rant on Google code, take a listen to see how he sidesteps the question of scalability.
Don’t believe me? Fine. Go ahead and wait a minute after every git command while it scans your entire repo. It’s maddening because its long enough to be annoying
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The solution
You know what? I don’t think many people really use distributed source control. The centralized model is here to stay. Most git users (especially those using #Github) use the centralized model anyway.
Ask yourself this: Is it really that important to duplicate the entire history on every single PC? Do you really need to peruse changelist 1 of KDE from an airplane? In most cases, NO. What you really want is the other stuff: easy branching, clean, and stash, and the ability to transfer changes to another client. The distributed stuff isn’t really asked for, or needed. It just makes it hard to learn.
#développement #synchronisation #scalability #décentralisation #unhosted