TOtosh·Apr 14, 2026Submission
1 points · Open discussionmalloydata
malloy
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malloy
Malloy is a modern open source language for describing data relationships and transformations.
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Malloy is a modern open source language for describing data relationships and transformations.
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12 sourcesReally cool! BTW since you're here, have you checked https://github.com/malloydata/malloy/ and their visualizations? it seems it could be a nice fit for ObservableHQ
In How to make a Smith chartI'm unconvinced the syntax makes a genuine difference. But always interesting to see what folks come up with!
Some notable others:
PreQL/Trilogy -
https://github.com/trilogy-data/pytrilogy
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40728938
Malloy -https://www.malloydata.dev/
https://github.com/malloydata/malloy
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30053860
PRQL -
https://prql-lang.org/
https://github.com/PRQL/prql
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36866861
In Mangle – a language for deductive database programming“Malloy” is one one in the same spirit, but probably more comprehensive https://github.com/malloydata/malloy
In SQL pipe syntax available in public preview in BigQueryThere's also Malloy[0] from Google that compiles into SQL
> Malloy is an experimental language for describing data relationships and transformations.
[0]: https://github.com/malloydata/malloy
In Logica – Declarative logic programming language for dataMalloy: A language for describing data relationships and transformations
3 points · Open discussionMalloy: A language for describing data relationships and transformations
3 points · Open discussionYou sound like the exact target for Malloy, which was posted to HN recently:
https://github.com/looker-open-source/malloy
In Ask HN: Does anyone else think SQL needs help?This is the example at https://github.com/looker-open-source/malloy
query: table('malloy-data.faa.flights') -> {
where: origin ? 'SFO'
group_by: carrier
aggregate:
flight_count is count()
average_flight_time is flight_time.avg()
}
SELECT
carrier,
COUNT(*) as flight_count,
AVG(flight_time) as average_flight_time
FROM `malloy-data.faa.flights`
WHERE origin = 'SFO'
GROUP BY carrier
ORDER BY flight_count desc -- malloy automatically orders by the first aggregate
I don't see much value in this. This is not aesthetically better than SQL. It's also semantically better. This is just a different syntax that would parse to the same AST. And what's with the `?` for equality?!
In A sequel to SQL? An intro to MalloyThanks!
I agree that integrating with the DB would allow much more from a lang. But PRQL is a bet that languages which start there (e.g Kusto) get lost because it requires changing DB, which is really hard. I worry EdgeDB may hit this issue too (but I'm really hoping it works, and they have an excellent team).
As I think you're suggesting — you could imagine a language starting out as a transpiler, and then over time DBs working with it directly, cutting out some of the impediment mismatch.
Malloy [1] is another point in space — it targets existing DBs through SQL queries but can also ask for schemas etc while developing.
[1] https://github.com/looker-open-source/malloy
In PRQL – A proposal for a better SQLMalloy – A Better SQL, from Looker
167 points · Open discussionMalloy: An Experimental Language for Data
4 points · Open discussion