1. REFERENCE
    9 min read

    So you want Database Versioning?

    Tim Sehn|

    Here at DoltHub, we've had a lot of success with our "So you want..." series of blog posts helping people find Dolt when they are looking for it. Dolt is a lot of things. Dolt is a version controlled database, a Git database, Git for data, data…

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  1. RELEASEDOLTGRES
    3 min read

    Announcing DoltgreSQL

    We are pleased to announce that we have started development on DoltgreSQL ! Dolt has grown significantly over the past few years, however it uses MySQL's syntax. Many users have asked us if we would support PostgreSQL's syntax, and we are fina...

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  2. FEATURE RELEASEDOLTLAB
    6 min read

    Announcing DoltLab Enterprise Edition

    We launched DoltLab , the self-hosted version of DoltHub.com back in January 2022 as a way to support users who wanted to harness the power of Dolt, but not push their data to the public internet. From that point on, we've consistently impr...

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  3. REFERENCE
    10 min read

    AUTO_INCREMENT vs UUID Primary Keys

    Dolt is the first and only version controlled SQL database . Dolt supports branches, merges, and clones. Astute Dolt users have long noticed that Dolt branches and clones do not play well with AUTO_INCREMENT primary keys. The Dolt recommende...

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  4. REFERENCE
    15 min read

    Getting Started: Dolt with Docker

    For a long time, Dolt resisted Docker . Here at DoltHub , we take a lot of pride in the fact that Dolt is a single program with no external dependencies. To use Dolt, you simply download the current build for your operating system, put th...

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  5. SQL
    12 min read

    Transactions in Dolt? Hold My Beer

    Dolt is a drop in replacement for MySQL, but beware because transactions behave differently

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  6. GOLANG
    10 min read

    They're called Slices because they have Sharp Edges: Even More Go Pitfalls

    On my last Golang post , I suggested that the main source of confusion in Golang is the fact that the language presents itself as a C-like object oriented language, and dresses itself in C-like syntax, while differing from C-like languages in…

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  7. FEATURE RELEASE
    6 min read

    Recovering Dropped Databases with dolt_undrop()

    The new dolt_undrop() stored procedure allows you to easily restore dropped databases

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  8. FEATURE RELEASEWEB
    3 min read

    Pull Request Diff Comments

    After you open a pull request in a database, users can comment on the comparison of table cells between the two specified branches.

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  9. 9 min read

    A bug in MySQL, or working as intended? You decide

    Fixing a bug in Dolt that MySQL still has and will not fix

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  10. SQL
    17 min read

    Four 9's of Correctness

    sqllogictests is a collection of around 6 million sql correctness tests, designed to be used a as benchmark for SQL engine implementations. Although sqllogictests was made by the sqlite team, it can check for compatibility with several differ...

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  11. SQL
    6 min read

    Why SQL?

    In the mid-2000s SQL was having a rough time. NoSQL was all the rage. A chorus of senior engineers shouted: "SQL doesn't scale." "Oracle...Microsoft...waaaaaah! "DBAs are expensive and get in developer's way" "$10,000 per core for a...

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  12. SQLFEATURE RELEASE
    5 min read

    How to Use Lateral Joins

    Dolt is the first SQL database that versions data with Git semantics. Using Dolt is as easy as downloading the binary , picking a directory for your data ( mydb ), running dolt sql-server , and using a MySQL client to connect mysql -h 0.0.0....

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  13. FEATURE RELEASEHOSTED
    11 min read

    Replication Updates

    Dolt now supports replicated permissions, database drops

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  14. SQLFEATURE RELEASE
    7 min read

    Announcing: Scheduled Events

    Dolt now supports creating and executing MySQL Scheduled Events.

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  15. GOLANG
    9 min read

    Using AWS Lambda with Golang to Generate On-call Calendars

    A quick Golang project to generate an ICS calendar feed for an on-call schedule managed by AWS Incident Manager

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  16. INTEGRATION
    20 min read

    Getting Started with Dolt and Knex.js

    A demonstration, complete with sample code, on how to use Knex.js with Dolt, the world's first version controlled SQL database.

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  17. REFERENCE
    8 min read

    Python `autocommit` Off By Default

    The snake doesn't like to commit. In Python autocommit is off by default in the Database API . This is different than other standard database connectors like ODBC and JDBC. Most common databases have autocommit on by default including SQL...

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  18. TECHNICAL
    10 min read

    Running an open-source project Discord server

    Tips for running a Discord server for an open-source software project

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  19. FEATURE RELEASESQL
    5 min read

    Reannouncing Dolt Query Diff

    Dolt is now able to produce a diff from the resulting table sets from two queries, again.

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  20. BOUNTY
    7 min read

    Bye Bye Data Bounties

    We're saying Good Bye to one of DoltHub 's most unique experiments, Data Bounties . DoltHub started with a data marketplace mission. Data Bounties were our best idea to bootstrap a virtuous cycle between data producers and data consumers. Da...

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