Partial check outs are standard because the entire code base is enormous. People only check out the parts they might be changing and the rest magically appears during the build as needed.
There are sections of the code that are High Intellectual Property. Stuff that deals with spam fighting, for example. I once worked on tooling to help make that code less likely to be accidentally exposed.
Disclaimer: I used to work there, but that was a while back. They probably changed everything a few times since. The need to protect certain code will never go way, however.
There are sections of the code that are High Intellectual Property. Stuff that deals with spam fighting, for example. I once worked on tooling to help make that code less likely to be accidentally exposed.
Disclaimer: I used to work there, but that was a while back. They probably changed everything a few times since. The need to protect certain code will never go way, however.