Git 2.38 Introduces Scalar: Boosting Performance for Massive Repositories

Git 2.38 adds Microsoft’s Scalar tool to the core, offering pre‑configured optimizations like file‑system monitoring, multi‑pack indexing, commit graphs, background maintenance, partial clone and sparse checkout, plus a new git rebase --update-refs option for faster handling of huge repositories.

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Git 2.38 Introduces Scalar: Boosting Performance for Massive Repositories

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May 30, 2017 · Fundamentals

Microsoft's Largest Git Repository and the Role of GVFS

The article describes how Microsoft migrated its Windows development codebase to a single 300 GB Git repository containing 3.5 million files, the challenges this scale created for Git, and how the Git Virtual File System (GVFS) was developed and open‑sourced to address performance issues.

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Microsoft's Largest Git Repository and the Role of GVFS