Looker Founder, makes things with bits. Trying to make a better SQL with Malloy https://xitter.cf/t.co/MoIvlNp89X
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A SQL based Semantic Data Model describes calculations and relationships in data so you don't have to repeat yourself. Querying a semantic model is much the same as querying a table but without the complexity of the calculations. Here is an example in #Malloy
I've been doing data demos for too many years to count. My favorite dataset is baby names from the social security administration. Looking for a baby-name? (thread)
Need a baby name? This view of the data shows you names that are local to a time and place? If your name is 'Moe' you are 100x more like to have been born in New York in the 1920s than any other time and place. Change the state or time to find others. docs.malloydata.dev/malloyyo…
This demo is being served from Github Pages - using Malloy(yo) + Duckdb Wasm with the data being stored on Google storage (it all runs in your browser). And was created by simply talking to Claude.
github.com/malloydata/malloy…
Congrats! Set up a "Metastore" on any storage (local, s3, etc) in one command and get updates, consistency, snapshots, time travel. 🤯
Today we're launching DuckLake, an integrated data lake and catalog format powered by SQL. DuckLake unlocks next-generation data warehousing where compute is local, consistency central, and storage scales till infinity. DuckLake is an open standard and we've implemented it in the "ducklake" DuckDB extension.
– Read the announcement blog post at duckdb.org/2025/05/27/duckla…
– Visit the new DuckLake website at ducklake.select/
Malloy update. We were quiet not to 'jinx' the deal.
Malloy project is at Linux Foundation, the Malloy team is at Meta. Malloy now speaks Snowflake, Presto and MySQL support and lots of goodies coming.
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With Malloy’s semantic model, we can visualize query results like dashboards, tables, and charts with built in interactions shared across common dimensions and measures.
A preview of these new @MalloyDev features 🧵
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I'm thrilled to be hosting @LloydTabb, founder of Looker, for a fireside chat on Monday evening, June 10th at Stable Cafe in SF.
Lloyd is now joining Meta as he pursues his latest creation: a "better SQL" called @MalloyDev.
"Many attempts at building a better SQL have failed... If we can solve Meta’s data problems with Malloy, we can likely solve anyone’s."
We'll be discussing lessons learned from scaling Looker, and what inspired his big hairy, audacious goal to replace SQL. (If anyone can pull it off, it's Lloyd).
If you're a data enthusiast in town for #DataAISummit, or already here in SF, please RSVP via the @rilldata link below.
rilldata.com/events/data-tal…
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🗓️Save the date: Monday, June 10 at 5pm🗓️
If you're in SF for the Snowflake or Databricks Summit, you don't want to miss this event! We are excited to host Data Talks on the Rocks, Part III featuring @lloydtabb.
More details to come, but RSVP here.
rilldata.com/events/data-tal…
“Necessity is the mother of invention”. This coming week I’m starting a new job at Meta to work on Malloy and to bring Malloy into Meta’s internal data tooling.
Back in 2019 the @firstround team helped us tell the story of Looker on The Review. Today they took things even further, sharing tons of details on how we got to PMF as a part of their new framework to help early sales-led B2B founders increase their odds pmf.firstround.com/levels
