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Package managers keep using Git as a database, it never works out
Git repositories seem like an elegant solution for package registry data. Pull requests for governance, version history for free, distributed by design. But as registries grow, the cracks appear.
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Infrastructure & DevOpsSoftware Engineering2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Dec 26, 2025 | Package managers keep using Git as a database, it never works out by birdculture | 784 | 465 |
