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# How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%

Microsoft's monorepo inexplicably ballooned to 170GB due to a legacy 2006 Git flaw. Discover how a small team fixed the core algorithm to shrink clone sizes by 94%.

- **Speakers:** Jonathan Creamer
- **Event:** Coffee With Developers
- **Published:** November 6, 2024
- **Duration:** 33:23
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94
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