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 Working with Noms is ***declarative***. You don't `INSERT` new data, `UPDATE` existing data, or `DELETE` old data. You simply *declare* what the data ought to be right now. If you commit the same data twice, it will be deduplicated because of content-addressing. If you commit _almost_ the same data, only the part that is different will be written.
 
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 ## Setup
 
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 go install github.com/attic-labs/noms/cmd/noms
 ```
 
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 ## Run
 
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 ...
 ```
 
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 ## Learn More About Noms
 
 For the decentralized web: [The Decentralized Database](doc/decent/about.md)
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 Tour the Go API: [Go SDK Tour](doc/go-tour.md)
 
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-### API
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-The Public API will continue to evolve. Pull requests which represent breaking API changes should be marked with `APIChange` and sent to the slack channel and mailing list below for advance warning and feedback.
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 ## Contact Us