Dat (software)
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 A command-line session showing repository creation, addition of a file, and decentralized synchronization | |
| Original author(s) | Max Ogden[1] |
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| Developer(s) | Dat Team[2] and others[3] |
| Initial release | 4 June 2013 |
| Stable release | 13.11.3 / 11 July 2018
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| Repository | github |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Operating system | macOS, Linux |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Collaborative data tool |
| License | Revised BSD license[4] |
| Website | datproject |
Dat (/dæt/[5]) is a data distribution tool with a version control feature for tracking changes and publishing data sets. It is primarily used for data-driven science, but it can be used to keep track of changes in any data set. As a distributed revision control system it is aimed at speed, simplicity, security, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows.[6]
Dat was created by Max Ogden in 2013 to standardize the way data analysts collaborate on the changes they make to data sets.[7] It is developed by the Dat Team through funding support from Code for Science,[8] the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation[9] and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.[10]
Dat is free software distributed under the terms of the Revised BSD license (3-clause).
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See also
- IPFS
- Git
- Beaker (web browser)
- Comparison of version control software
- List of revision control software
References
- ^ "initial readme". Github. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Dat Development Team". Dat Project. 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Commit Graph". Github. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Dat's BSD license at github.com". github.com. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Introducing Dat: If Git Were Designed For Big Data (at 00:00:03)". YouTube. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "dat". datproject.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "initial readme · datproject/dat@4646792". GitHub. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Technology & Data For Good". Code for Science & Society. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Dat". Knight Foundation. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Dat Grant". sloan.org. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.