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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 | 4 comments | 06 Mar 21 21:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.764s | source
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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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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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1. 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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2. 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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3. dheera ◴[06 Mar 21 23:38 UTC] No.26371571[source]▶
You can use <pre>...</pre> for monospace font.
4. mzs ◴[07 Mar 21 00:43 UTC] No.26371989[source]▶
just lowercase it