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		michaelanckaert 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Migrating the main Zig repository from GitHub to C... I agree that there is a steep learning curve compared to Github pull requests or Gitlab merge requests, but like many things the steep learning curve actually hides a very powerful tool. A famous example is the Linux Kernel, a project of such a size that simply can not work with the Github/Gitlab model.

rs186 7 days ago [–]

I would use the word "exception" rather than "example".

I doubt the next generation of programmers will have any idea what it means to contribute code "by mailing list".

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