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Dolt is Git for Data

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334 points gjvc | 2 comments | 23 Jun 22 11:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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bestouff ◴[23 Jun 22 12:36 UTC] No.31848153[source]▶
I don't find the name very nice: there's too much potential of mixing it with "doit" with a capital "d" and a capital "i".
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CPLX ◴[23 Jun 22 13:32 UTC] No.31848863[source]▶
I mean forget about mixing it up, what about the actual meaning of the word:

dolt noun \ ˈdōlt \ Definition of dolt : a stupid person

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dolt

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1. ghkbrew ◴[23 Jun 22 13:37 UTC] No.31848946[source]▶
Are you aware of the meaning of the word "git"?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/git

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2. CPLX ◴[23 Jun 22 16:46 UTC] No.31851739[source]▶
Without ever thinking hard about it I always assumed git came from American cowboy/western slang:

Specifically this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_Along,_Little_Dogies

Every time I type it in I am visualizing my little code changes as sickly orphaned calves being herded into the main pen with all the mature cows currently working away at their various functions.

Of course given the actual author the British/European meaning makes a lot more sense.