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WHY FACEBOOK DOESN'T USE GIT

Facebook uses Mercurial instead of Git, building custom workflows on top of the tool for performance. Facebook used Git years ago, but it started facing performance issues, and the response from Git maintainers wasn't cooperative, with the maintainers pushing back on improving performance and instead recommending that Facebook shard its monorepo. The Facebook team looked at its alternatives and chose Mercurial, which had a community of maintainers who were welcoming to changes made by them. The story shows how kindness and openness can go far in the world of devtools.

ASK HN: HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT FINDING A JOB? (HACKER NEWS THREAD)

This Hacker News thread takes a look at what the job market is currently like, both for recruiters and job seekers. While many respondents confirm that a lot of employment is found through direct connections rather than through job postings, many companies still require potential workers to go through the interview process. The thread contains a lot of advice for job seekers from people who have been successful at finding new employment during their careers.

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