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

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752 points crazypython | 5 comments | 06 Mar 21 21:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.798s | source

1. jonnycomputer ◴[07 Mar 21 00:31 UTC] No.26371921[source]▶

Naive question here. Aside from it being mysql, what is different here than just using git + sqlite.

Update: When I posted, I'd forgotten that SQLite db file is a binary. Not sure what I was thinking.

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2. bargle0 ◴[07 Mar 21 00:34 UTC] No.26371938[source]▶

Merging a SQLite database is challenging.

3. justinclift ◴[07 Mar 21 00:42 UTC] No.26371985[source]▶

We do it on DBHub.io. :)

If you're into Go, these are the commits where the pieces were hooked together.

4. unnouinceput ◴[07 Mar 21 00:48 UTC] No.26372011[source]▶

I'd venture more and say merging any DB is challenging, SQLite or not.

5. ◴[07 Mar 21 01:59 UTC] No.26372441[source]▶