# Can folks try out monorepos?

**URL:** <https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/can-folks-try-out-monorepos/1903>\
**Category:** Learn\
**Created:** [September 5, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/can-folks-try-out-monorepos/1903 "2018-09-05T18:27:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/can-folks-try-out-monorepos/1903/11 "2018-09-08T15:32:52Z")

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> [@wbrian](#):
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> The [tweet linking to this topic](https://twitter.com/czaplic/status/1037696599995105281) states outright that a “monorepo is nicer when things are small and nicer when things are massive” which aside from being a false premise, seems to be setting the stage for simply telling people they should be using monorepos.

I’m not OP, but I believe we’re reading this very differently.

I don’t think it is making any claims, rather I see a direct question there: “If it is good in X and Y situations, could they be good in Y in-between?” I don’t think “it’s setting the stage” for something. The original thread had a series of discussions that went beyond the context of Elm. From what I have read and experienced in the community, it is very common to encourage exploration and experimentation, and they don’t necessarily tie into Elm. I think this is the case here as well: an interesting (either way) discussion came up, and Evan would encourage anyone interested as such to explore further and let everyone else know.

(Original thread: [Roadmap for internal packages?](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/roadmap-for-internal-packages/1830))

When I initially saw this thread I thought “I love that we can have explorations and projects spinning off discussions!”. I did not see much reason to share that, but now I think is a good time. Anyway, I’m sure there’s many other ways to read this, but I for one wouldn’t attribute intent beyond curiosity and an exchange of ideas 🙂

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