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	number of features like inline commenting, CLI support and git support (Facebook			number of features like inline commenting, CLI support and git support (Facebook
	was 100% SVN in early 2007 but 90%+ of Engineers worked primarily in git with			was 100% SVN in early 2007 but 90%+ of Engineers worked primarily in git with
	SVN bridging by 2010). As these patches were contributed pretty much randomly,			SVN bridging by 2010). As these patches were contributed pretty much randomly,
	it also gained a lot of performance problems, usability issues, and bugs.			it also gained a lot of performance problems, usability issues, and bugs.

	Through 2007 and 2008 Evan worked mostly on frontend and support infrastructure;			Through 2007 and 2008 Evan worked mostly on frontend and support infrastructure;
	among other things, he wrote a static resource management system called Haste.			among other things, he wrote a static resource management system called Haste.
	In 2009 Evan worked on the Facebook Lite site, where he built the Javelin			In 2009 Evan worked on the Facebook Lite site, where he built the Javelin
	Javascript library and an MVC-flavored framework called Alite.			JavaScript library and an MVC-flavored framework called Alite.

	But by early 2010, Diffcamp was in pretty bad shape. Two years of having random			But by early 2010, Diffcamp was in pretty bad shape. Two years of having random
	features grafted onto it without real direction had left it slow and difficult			features grafted onto it without real direction had left it slow and difficult
	to use. Internal feedback on the tool was pretty negative, with a lot of			to use. Internal feedback on the tool was pretty negative, with a lot of
	complaints about performance and stability. The internal XTools team had made			complaints about performance and stability. The internal XTools team had made
	inroads at fixing these problems in late 2009, but they were stretched thin and			inroads at fixing these problems in late 2009, but they were stretched thin and
	the tool had become a sprawling landscape of architectural and implementation			the tool had become a sprawling landscape of architectural and implementation
	problems.			problems.
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