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* Adds feature comparison table to README

So that people can get a quick sense of how Hamilton stacks
up against common things its compared to.

* Swaps pandas for Dask

Swaps pandas for dask because I think that comparison is made more often.

Also adds a row about code base organization.

* Fixes whitespace
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For the backstory on how Hamilton came about, see the original Stitch Fix [blog post!](https://multithreaded.stitchfix.com/blog/2021/10/14/functions-dags-hamilton/).

# Feature comparison
Here are common things that Hamilton is compared to, and how Hamilton compares to them.

| Feature | Hamilton | Macro orchestration systems (e.g. Airflow) | Feast | DBT | Dask |
|-------------------------------------------|:---:|:---------------------------------------------:|:-----:|:---:|:------:|
| Python 3.7+ ||||||
| Helps you structure your code base ||||||
| Code is always unit testable ||||||
| Documentation friendly ||||||
| Can visualize lineage easily ||||||
| Is just a library ||||||
| Runs anywhere python runs ||||||
| Built for managing python transformations ||||||
| Replaces macro orchestration systems ||||||
| Is a feature store ||||||

# Getting Started
Here's a quick getting started guide to get you up and running in less than 15 minutes.
If you need help join our [slack](https://join.slack.com/t/hamilton-opensource/shared_invite/zt-1bjs72asx-wcUTgH7q7QX1igiQ5bbdcg) community to chat/ask Qs/etc.
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