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 | |
Repository |
github |
Written in | JavaScript |
Operating system | Linux, macOS, Windows |
Available in | English |
Type | Distributed data store |
License | BSD-3-Clause [6] |
Website |
dat-ecosystem |
Dat ( /dæt/ [7]) 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. [8]
Dat was created by Max Ogden in 2013 to standardize the way data analysts collaborate on the changes they make to data sets. [9] It is developed through funding support from Code for Science, [10] the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation [11] and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. [12] [2]
Dat is free software distributed under the terms of the BSD-3-Clause license.
One of the main implementations is Beaker, a web browser that seamlessly handles dat:// URLs and allows building and seeding Dat websites. [13] Homebase is a server-side permanent seeding tool for Dat. [14]
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