Develop a basic vocabulary to describe dat

[waldoj]

Confusion about what dat is and does is constant. We need standard words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs to explain and describe dat, so that we have a vocabulary to rely on. Such as:

• a ~5-word description of dat
• a single-sentence description of dat
• a paragraph-long description of dat
• a 1–3-sentence explanation of why Git is inadequate for the task
• a paragraph-long description of the problem that dat solves

It may be important to have more- and less-technical versions, though I think the latter is more important. Phrases like "data pipeline" and "streaming interface" are informative for experts in data transformations, but serve as a barrier for a huge chunk of the potential population. Descriptions will need to explain both the local functionality (storing and versioning data) and the networked functionality (cloning, pushing, pulling, etc.)

[okdistribute]

I'm going to start something over here, hopefully soon: http://github.com/karissa/dat-handbook

[waldoj]

:+1:

[okdistribute]

Realistically, nothing is solid until 1.0 though!

[waldoj]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JDqAS7KxtU