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Re: Journal of Failed Git Experiments, Volume 1

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Sep 25, 2016, 14:17 UTC
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Hi Peff,
On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, Jeff King wrote:
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> I try a lot of different experiments with git performance, some of them
> more hare-brained than others. The ones that succeed end up as real
> patches. But I hate for the ones that fail to die a quiet death. Then
> nobody learns what _doesn't_ work, and nobody has the opportunity to
> point out the spot where I made a stupid mistake that invalidates the
> whole result.
To show those experiments, with analysis, is a really good idea.

I found the zstd experiment in particular very educating, as I wondered about the same: could we maybe use it to accelerate Git operations? Now I know.

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 8 of 8 in “Journal of Failed Git Experiments, Volume 1”
  1. Jeff KingSep 14, 2016
  2. 1/2 obj_hash: convert to a critbit treeJeff King, Sep 14, 2016
  3. Stefan BellerSep 15, 2016
  4. Jeff KingSep 15, 2016
  5. 2/2 use zstd zlib wrapperJeff King, Sep 14, 2016
  6. Stefan BellerSep 15, 2016
  7. Jeff KingSep 15, 2016
  8. Johannes SchindelinSep 25, 2016

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