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		zomglings on March 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I Didn't Open-Source My Second SaaS git submodules, despite their warts, do help incorporate a bunch of distinct code bases into a monorepo.

vemv on March 11, 2021 [–]

That might be also considered a multirepo in disguise :)

zomglings on March 11, 2021 | [–]

Haha - you are right, and it is why git submodules have warts. One thing I will say for them - at least you know explicitly which commits of your dependencies you are using.

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