Formatting a 25 million-line codebase overnight is a significant technical achievement that demonstrates the efficiency of modern code formatting tools.

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The thread discusses the formatting of a 25 million-line codebase overnight using Rubyfmt, highlighting the technical challenge and efficiency of the process.

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Parent: Software DevelopmentEntity: Codebase FormattingImpact: positiveDate: May 5, 2026Target: The efficiency and feasibility of formatting large codebases overnight using automated tools.

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Formatting a 25M-line codebase overnight
L: https://stripe.dev/blog/formatting-an-entire-25-million-line-codebase-overnight-the-rubyfmt-story
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48014325
posted on 2026.05.04 at 16:11:53 (c=0, p=3)

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Formatting a 25M-line codebase overnight

https://stripe.dev/blog/formatting-an-entire-25-million-line-codebase-overnight-the-rubyfmt-story

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