What is a Monorepo?
Define monorepos, discuss their benefits for code sharing, and identify potential drawbacks in large-scale projects.
What is a Monorepo?
A monorepo (short for monolithic repository) is a single version control repository that contains multiple distinct projects.
Think of it as one big folder where all your team's related (or even unrelated) codebases live together.
Monorepo vs. Polyrepo
Traditionally, teams use a polyrepo setup, where each project has its own separate repository.
In a monorepo, everything is under one roof. For example, your front-end app, back-end API, and shared UI library could all be in the same Git repository.