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		pjc50 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft Office migration from Source Depot to Gi... The lock approach is still used in IC design for some of the Cadence/Synopsis data files which are unmergable binaries. Not precisely sure of the details but I've heard it from other parts of the org.

malkia 5 months ago | [–]

Similar in video game shops - lots of binary files, or even huge (non-editable by human) text ones.

dagw 5 months ago | [–]

A lot of engineering is the same. You cannot diff and merge CAD files, so you lock them.

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