- REFERENCE9 min read
So you want Database Versioning?
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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- REFERENCEUSE CASE9 min read
Dolt Use Cases
We're building Dolt , the world's first version-controlled SQL database. Dolt lets you branch and merge your database tables just like you do with your Git files. When we tell people we built this technology, we get one of two responses: ...
Read More - DOLTGRES4 min read
Is MySQL Dying?
Here at DoltHub , like MariaDB and Oracle, we're in the MySQL business. We built a MySQL-compatible database, Dolt , that has all the version control features you know and love from Git. We made the decision to be MySQL-compatible back in 201...
Read More - INTEGRATION10 min read
Using Dolt with JDBC
Dolt is the world's first version-controlled SQL database – you can branch, merge, diff, fork, revert, rebase, and clone your relational data using the same version control model and syntax as Git. Dolt is open source and built from the ground up t...
Read More - SQL5 min read
Reducing Yacc Latency by 80%
Dolt is the first relational database that supports Git-like versioning. Dolt's content-addressed storage layer plugs into two wire layers, MySQL and now Postgres ( DoltgreSQL ). While half of the team works on reaching 100% Postgres compatibil...
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Announcing `dolt fsck`
Dolt is the world's first SQL database which enables users to branch and merge . Today, we're adding support for dolt fsck , following in a long tradition of fsck to protect against data corruption that goes back more than 40 years! A ...
Read More - TECHNICAL12 min read
How we can Build a Vector Index from Prolly Trees
Dolt is the first version controlled SQL database, built on Prolly Trees. Prolly Trees are the novel data structure that power's Dolt's unique storage layer, making it possible to manage multiple branches in a space-efficient way. Here at Dolthub, ...
Read More - REFERENCE7 min read
Dolt for SOX Compliance
In 2017 Snap Inc went public which meant that there was a rush to become Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliant. At that time I was the lead developer on the ad delivery team which was directly responsible for one of Snap's revenue streams. As a result I…...
Read More - GOLANG5 min read
Reflecting on Go Reflection
Dolt is a database with branching and merging written in Go, and this post is one our many Go related blog posts Despite my 20 plus years of writing code for a living, I've never been a programming languag...
Read More - DOLTLAB10 min read
How to run DoltLab without egress
DoltLab is the self-hosted version of DoltHub , a web-based remote for your Dolt databases. In recent weeks, we had a DoltLab customers reach out to us looking to run their DoltLab instances from within a closed, internal network where eg...
Read More - WORKBENCH7 min read
How to Submit an Electron App to the Mac App Store
We are excited to be nearing the release of the Dolt Workbench desktop application! If you're curious about how we built our desktop app, check out our previous blogs about building an Electron app and adding custom menus . When distribu...
Read More - USE CASE7 min read
How to Restore a Dropped Database
Dolt is the world's first version-controlled relational database. It gives you all the power of Git to branch , fork , merge , diff , and even rebase your relational data. When you use Dolt, you have confidence that your data is safe – e...
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Correctness Update
Welcome back to another installment of Dolt's monthly correctness updates! If you missed it, here's last month's update . We've been receiving fewer customer issues lately, so there was a focus on adding more features and expanding on existing…
Read More - USE CASE6 min read
Dolt + post-no-preference: Open Data
We built Dolt and DoltHub for data sharing. These products were our answer to the question, "Why is there no place on the internet to get access to interesting, maintained data?" A few other people answered the question at about the same ti...
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The Plan for Vectors in Dolt
Lately, I keep hearing about vector databases. Even databases that weren't originally made for vectors are getting vector capabilities added via plugins: MariaDB Vector , announced in July, is in preview. Sqlite has sqlite-vec , which o...
Read More - WORKBENCH3 min read
How to Create Custom Desktop Menus in Electron
Here at DoltHub , we've been working hard turning our Dolt Workbench web application into a desktop app using Electron. In my previous blog , I talked about how to build an Electron app with Next.js. There may be situations where you need to...
Read More - REFERENCE8 min read
So you Want Git for Data? 2024 Edition.
It's hard to believe it's been over four years since I first mused about Git for Data . Let's revisit the topic. What is “Git for Data” in practice? Many products have come to market with some relation to the "Git for data" theme. Dolt and ...
Read More - SQL12 min read
JSON Showdown: Dolt vs Postgres
Dolt is the first truly version controlled database . It's "Git, but for SQL data." But it's not just Git for SQL data. The same techniques Dolt uses for efficient version control also make it really good at handling JSON. That's why I've been...
Read More - REFERENCE15 min read
Getting Started: Flutter and Dolt
We're on a mission to show that Dolt works with all your favorite tools in all your favorite languages . Today we show you how to build a Dolt-backed desktop application with Flutter , an open source framework powered by Dart for building...
Read More - COMMAND LINE4 min read
Dolt SQL Shell
Dolt is a SQL Database which allows for the full branching and merging of tabular data. Being SQL based, we can interoperate with many existing tools and platforms which exist and are familiar to users. There are many ways to interact with SQ...
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So you Want Database Branches?
Here at DoltHub, we've published a series of "So you want..." articles to help people find Dolt, the world's first version controlled SQL database , when they are looking for it but just don't know it yet. Today's article focuses on databas...
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