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Dolt is Git for Data: a SQL database that you can fork, clone, branch, merge

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752 points crazypython | 6 comments | 06 Mar 21 21:15 UTC | HN request time: 2.37s | source | bottom
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Klwohu ◴[06 Mar 21 21:41 UTC] No.26370770[source]▶
Problematic name, could become a millstone on the neck of the developer far into the future.
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1. ademarre ◴[06 Mar 21 21:50 UTC] No.26370837[source]▶
Agreed. I couldn't immediately see if it was "DOLT" or "do it", as in "just do it". It's the former.
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2. rapnie ◴[06 Mar 21 22:06 UTC] No.26370957[source]▶
I was going back and forth between the two until seeing doLt in terminal font.
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3. zachmu ◴[06 Mar 21 22:25 UTC] No.26371081[source]▶
This ambiguity in sans serif fonts has actually been pretty annoying. Especially since GitHub doesn't let you choose your font on readmes and stuff.
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4. ssprang ◴[06 Mar 21 23:34 UTC] No.26371551[source]▶
Reminds me of this user testing story from the early Macintosh days: https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Do_It.txt
5. dheera ◴[06 Mar 21 23:38 UTC] No.26371571{3}[source]▶
You can use <pre>...</pre> for monospace font.
6. mzs ◴[07 Mar 21 00:43 UTC] No.26371989{3}[source]▶
just lowercase it