Max is a great developer, I hope all the best for him.
Dat – A git-like tool for large datasets
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Re: Dat – A git-like tool for large datasets
#42I am surprised at how far along the PR effort is compared to the actual product development. The code seems to be still in its embryonic stage, and most of the features are simply desiderata at this point; yet there is already a catchy name, a snazzy logo, a nice website, and even stickers! And this Hacker News post, of course. Now, it is possible that this happened by chance: for instance, perhaps the author has a f…
Hi, dat maintainer here. I made the website in a couple of hours (https://github.com/maxogden/dat-data.com/commits/gh-pages) but have spent about 9 months on the code so far (read through e.g. closed issues for an example of the scope there). I also have tried to convey that dat is still pre-alpha and that people shouldn't use it unless they wanna get involved w/ early development, but someone (not me) decided to post it to hacker news nonetheless.
Re: Dat – A git-like tool for large datasets
#43I am surprised at how far along the PR effort is compared to the actual product development. The code seems to be still in its embryonic stage, and most of the features are simply desiderata at this point; yet there is already a catchy name, a snazzy logo, a nice website, and even stickers! And this Hacker News post, of course. Now, it is possible that this happened by chance: for instance, perhaps the author has a f…
It's helps test the market.
Why spend two months building a product if you don't know it will be well received? To me, this is startup development done right: reducing the unknown, reducing the risk in the most efficient way. Even if it means showing a mockup of your service.