Speed up your monorepo workflow in Git
Sep 6, 2022John Cai

Summary
This post introduces Git's sparse checkout and partial clone features as methods to speed up workflows in large repositories and monorepos. Sparse checkout allows developers to check out only specific sub-projects within a monorepo, saving local space and reducing `git pull` times. Partial clone, using the `--filter` option, excludes certain types of files (e.g., large blobs) during cloning. These techniques directly address the challenges of large files and deep histories in Git repositories.