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IT Services Circle
IT Services Circle
Jul 12, 2026 · Operations

Why Facebook and Google Abandoned Git for Custom Version‑Control Systems

The article traces how a 2005 BitKeeper licensing dispute sparked the creation of Git, how Facebook’s massive monorepo crippled Git’s performance and led it to adopt and heavily extend Mercurial into Sapling, and how Google’s even larger codebase forced a clean‑room rebuild of a new VCS called Piper.

FacebookGitGoogle
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Why Facebook and Google Abandoned Git for Custom Version‑Control Systems
Java Tech Enthusiast
Java Tech Enthusiast
Jul 10, 2026 · Industry Insights

Why Facebook and Google Turned Away from Git

The article traces how the 2005 BitKeeper controversy sparked the creation of Git and Mercurial, then explains why Facebook’s massive monorepo forced it to abandon Git for a heavily customized Mercurial fork (Sapling) and why Google ultimately built its own version‑control system, Piper, after outgrowing both Git and Perforce.

GitMercurialMonorepo
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Why Facebook and Google Turned Away from Git
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Jun 2, 2024 · Fundamentals

Why I Still Hate Git and What a Perfect VCS Should Look Like

The author, a decade‑long Git user, explains the pain points of Git, compares it with SVN, Sapling, and Scalar, outlines the features he wishes a version‑control system had, and evaluates whether any existing tool meets those needs.

GitSaplingSoftware Engineering
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Why I Still Hate Git and What a Perfect VCS Should Look Like