Don't let large git repositories slow you down

When a project matures over several years, the repository inevitably accumulates a massive history of commits, heavy binary assets, and complex trees. A standard git clone can take hours, turning what should be a simple contribution into a frustrating hurdle. For developers on limited hardware or internet connections, this isn't just an annoyance it's a barrier to entry. To understand how to bypass this, we need to treat Git as what it truly is: a content-addressed Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) o