What is Malloy?
It is an experimental language for describing data relationships and transformations. It is both a semantic modeling language and a querying language that runs queries against a relational database. It is currently available on BigQuery and Postgres.
Malloy is a tool in the Languages category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Queries compile to SQL, optimized for your databaseComputations are modular, composable, reusable, and extendable in ways that are consistent with modern programming paradigmsExcels at querying and producing nested data setsThe fan and chasm traps are solved, making it possible to aggregate anything in one query and reducing the need for fact tables and overly complex SQLDefaults are smart, and the language is concise (where SQL is verbose and often redundant)
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Malloy Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Malloy?
GraphQL
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SQL
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Prisma
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Oracle PL/SQL
It is a powerful, yet straightforward database programming language. It is easy to both write and read, and comes packed with lots of out-of-the-box optimizations and security features.
