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ryanobjc on Jan 8, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Scaling Mercurial at Facebook

While true, you only need 1% of the history, the problem is WHICH 1% and when?

Tracking down bugs in the history is a huge deal, and its often absolutely critical. And yes, regressions go past 1 year.

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