Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:36:18 +0000

RE: https://ruby.social/@getajobmike/115975053216903102

My favorite large gems were those that didn't exclude the package directory from their package manifest

Each new package included the previous release package (and the current release contents) which itself included its previous release package (and the previous release contents) which itself …

Even a small gem could store, cumulatively, hundreds of copies of old packages (mostly duplicates) each nested inside each other before it ballooned enough to be noticed