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From the article:

> We found that setting the refspec option during git fetch reduced our build times by 99%.

Seems pretty clear to me that build times were reduced by 99% as a result of cutting the git fetch times significantly (but exacyt number is not give). The headline looks correct to me.



FTA: "This simple one line change reduced our clone times by 99% and significantly reduced our build times as a result"

Unless their build is 100% git pull time, this did not reduce build time by 99%.


Exactly. The article makes both statements in different places, and they are contradictory. Kind of gives an impression of sloppiness.


To be fair, if their pull took 40 minutes, that’s a very real option :)




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