kevin-hanselman/dud
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A lightweight CLI tool for versioning data alongside source code and building data pipelines.
17 mentions on Hacker News by 4 people: 2 stories, 15 comments · first 2020-11-19 · latest 2025-08-16
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…tried DVC ~5 years ago it was very slow as it constantly hashed files for some reason. Switched to https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud and I have been happy since ..
comment by fvncc · 2025-08-16 · in The future of large files in Git is Git -
…to an analogy: Dud : DVC :: Flask : Django. I have a longer comparison in the README[1]. [0]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud [1]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud/blob/main/README.md#m...
comment by kvnhn · 2023-09-28 · in Ask HN: How do your ML teams version datasets and models? -
…do this, but they're more meant for data analysis projects than building software. https://dvc.org/ https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud/
comment by nerdponx · 2023-09-23 · in Makefile Tutorial -
…but my hope is that being open source will attract collaborators. PRs are always welcome ;) [0]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud [1]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud/tree/main/integration...
comment by kvnhn · 2022-10-03 · in Data Version Control -
…My tool is often five to ten times faster than DVC[1]. I'd love to hear what you think. [0]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud [1]: https://kevin-hanselman.github.io/dud/benchmarks/
comment by kvnhn · 2022-08-16 · in Tup – an instrumenting file-based build system -
…bit mind-bending, and there's a few gotchas, but it works surprisingly well for simple rules. [1]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud/blob/e98de8fcdf7ad564...
comment by kvnhn · 2022-07-25 · in Non-Obvious Docker Uses -
…the end, I built the tool I wanted for the job -- one that is exceptionally simple and fast. [0]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud [1]: https://dvc.org/
comment by kvnhn · 2022-01-15 · in Git-annex – Managing large files with Git -
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Show HN: A small and simple alternative to Git LFS or DVCstory by kvnhn · 2022-01-03 · 0 comments
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…Data compression isn't a top priority for my tool; it uses immutable symlinks, not archives. [1]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud
comment by kvnhn · 2021-11-19 · in Elfshaker: Version control system fine-tuned for binaries -
…to specific files in said store. If you check it out, I'd be happy to hear what you think! [1]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud
comment by kvnhn · 2021-10-09 · in Git as a Storage -
…traceability. For a practical example of how Dud works, check out the Getting Started page[2]. [1]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud [2]: https://kevin-hanselman.github.io/dud/getting_started/
comment by kvnhn · 2021-09-06 · in Ask HN: What VCS to use for binary files only? -
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Show HN: A CLI tool for versioning large files alongside source codestory by kvnhn · 2021-06-21 · 1 comment
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…Here's to that. I'm planning on polishing the documentation and cutting a 0.1 release soon. [1]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud [2]: https://dvc.org/
comment by kvnhn · 2021-05-17 · in Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself? -
…for instance, just set up a new bucket. I'm happy to answer questions and take any feedback. [1]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud [2]: https://rclone.org/
comment by kvnhn · 2021-03-17 · in Highlights from Git 2.31 -
…Flask is to Django. Are the mentioned benchmarks published somewhere? [1]: https://dvc.org [2]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud
comment by kevlar1818 · 2021-02-21 · in SnowFS – a fast, scalable version control file storage for graphic files -
…I'm building that works in concert with source control to store, version, and reproduce large data: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud My project is in its infancy (open-sourced less than a month ago), but I'm pleased with its UX thus…
comment by kevlar1818 · 2020-11-19 · in Launch HN: Replicate (YC W20) – Version control for machine learning