DuckDB
Coverage of DuckDB in the Nexus archive.
- Quack: The DuckDB Client-Server Protocol
DuckDB has introduced Quack, a client-server protocol for remote access. The protocol is discussed in an article on the DuckDB website. The article has garnered comments on a news site.
- Full-Text Search with DuckDB
The article discusses implementing full-text search capabilities using DuckDB, an in-process SQL OLAP database. It is authored by Peter Doherty and shared on his blog, with Hacker News comments indicating moderate engagement.
- Show HN: Rocky – Rust SQL engine with branches, replay, column lineage
Rocky is a Rust-based SQL engine control plane for warehouse pipelines, offering features like branches, replay, column-level lineage, and governance. It integrates with Databricks, Snowflake, and BigQuery, emphasizing compile-time types, cost attribution, and schema-grounded AI. The tool is open-source under Apache 2.0.
- Show HN: AI memory with biological decay (52% recall)
This article introduces an AI memory system inspired by biological decay, using the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve to manage context dynamically. It combines spaced repetition with a graph layer over vector stores, achieving 52% Recall@5 on the LoCoMo dataset and reducing token waste by 84%. The system is built as a local-first MCP server using DuckDB.
- DuckDB 1.5.2 – SQL database that runs on laptop, server, in the browser
DuckDB 1.5.2 is a new version of the SQL database that can run on laptops, servers, and in web browsers. The release highlights its versatility across different computing environments and has garnered 22 points on Hacker News with 2 comments.
- DuckDB uses RDBMS to attack classic 'small changes' problem in lakehouses
DuckDB proposes a solution to the 'small changes' problem in lakehouses by batching minor modifications into chunks, claiming significant performance improvements. The approach targets challenges in lakehouse systems from Databricks, Snowflake, and Google.
- Distributed DuckDB Instance
The article discusses a distributed instance of DuckDB, a database system, hosted on GitHub by citguru. It references a Hacker News discussion with 8 points and 1 comment.