Replace PostgreSQL with Git for your next project

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Git can be used as a database alternative with built-in versioning, concurrent access, atomic transactions, and fast data retrieval.
Git's data model includes blobs (raw data), trees (hierarchical organization), commits (transaction records), and references (pointers to data states).
Blobs store raw data and are content-addressable, meaning their identifier is derived from their content.
Trees group related blobs together, similar to how database tables organize records.
Commits wrap trees in transactional context, providing metadata like timestamps and author information.
References act like database indexes, making specific data states discoverable.
A todo application can be built using Git's architecture, storing task titles and statuses as blobs and organizing them in trees.
Git offers advantages like built-in audit trails, atomic transactions, distributed architecture, and content addressing.
Git has limitations as a general-purpose database, including limited concurrent access, no complex query capabilities, and poor performance with large datasets.
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