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. USE CASE
    7 min read

    How to Restore a Dropped Database

    The dolt_undrop() stored procedure allows you to quickly restore a database that was dropped. Recently, when a customer accidentally dropped one of their databases, they were able to use dolt_undrop() to recover it.

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  2. SQL
    2 min read

    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…

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  3. USE CASE
    6 min read

    Dolt + post-no-preference: Open Data

    DoltHub's most popular user is post-no-preference. He publishes US stock market data daily. His databases have thousands of users. Learn more about his use case.

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  4. AI
    3 min read

    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 Even databases that weren't originally made for vectors are getting vector capabilities added via plugins: MariaDB Vector , announced in July, is in preview.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...

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  5. WORKBENCH
    3 min read

    How to Create Custom Desktop Menus in Electron

    This blog talks about how to customize menu items in your Electron app, including dynamic navigation and conditional menus.

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  6. REFERENCE
    8 min read

    So you Want Git for Data? 2024 Edition.

    Many products claim to be Git for Data. Which ones best fit the moniker? This blog answers that question. An update of a popular article from 2020.

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  7. SQL
    12 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...

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  8. REFERENCE
    15 min read

    Getting Started: Flutter and Dolt

    Learn how to build a desktop and iOS application using Flutter that shows a simple example of how you could display branches and pull requests from a Dolt database.

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  9. COMMAND LINE
    4 min read

    Dolt SQL Shell

    The Dolt SQL Shell has a few tricks!

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  10. REFERENCE
    8 min read

    So you Want Database Branches?

    Many databases claim to support branches. Which databases really do?

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  11. TECHNICALDOLTGRES
    7 min read

    PostgreSQL's COPY Protocol

    In this blog post, we explore the PostgreSQL wire protocol for importing bulk data with the COPY ... FROM STDIN statement, and see how it works in Doltgres.

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  12. FEATURE RELEASE
    11 min read

    Dolt Signed Commits

    Introducing Signed Commits in Dolt

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  13. GOLANG
    15 min read

    Building package-level, runtime configurable logging ala log4j in Go

    Two prototypes of log4j-style logging frameworks in Go

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  14. SQL
    6 min read

    Scanner Retries & Import Streaming

    Dolt is the only version controlled SQL database that supports Git semantics. We have added a lot of performance gains to the SQL side this year to mostly predictable places. For example, adding statistics for costed join planning guards against...

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  15. WORKBENCH
    10 min read

    Building an Electron App with Next.js

    This blog walks through the process of converting the Dolt Workbench into a desktop application using Electron. It addresses key challenges, debugging tools, and tips for optimizing the final build.

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  16. FEATURE RELEASE
    4 min read

    Announcing `dolt add --patch`

    Now you can dolt add --patch, just like with Git!

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  17. SQL
    11 min read

    JSON Showdown: Dolt vs MySQL

    UPDATE: The original version of this post accidentally used an outdated SQL client when benchmarking Dolt, which introduced additional latency. With the updated metrics, Dolt is even faster. The previous version of this post concluded that Dolt…...

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  18. SQL
    3 min read

    Correctness Update

    Welcome back to another installment of Dolt's monthly correctness updates! If you missed it, here's last month's update . This month, we tackled several dolt-specific issues and make improvements to long-standing trouble areas. Dolt-Specifi...

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  19. FEATURE RELEASE
    9 min read

    Dolt Rebase Conflict Resolution

    Dolt rebase now supports conflict resolution for data conflicts.

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  20. SQL
    7 min read

    How We Count Faster Than MySQL

    Dolt is the first version controlled database with Git semantics. We often compare ourselves to MySQL because that was the first wire protocol we achieved drop-in compatibility with. But , with the release of Doltgres , we also have a Postgres…

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