Polyrepo

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A software project in which different components are located in separate code repositories which can be versioned individually (as opposed to a monorepo in which all the code exists within a single repository).

    "In situation where there is 2 components, polyrepos are sufficient. In situation where there is 50 components, monorepos shine. And the switch is somewhere in between."

Example

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"In situation where there is 2 components, polyrepos are sufficient. In situation where there is 50 components, monorepos shine. And the switch is somewhere in between."

Etymology

From poly- + repo.

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