DuckDB-Wasm with André Kohn

DuckDB-Wasm is an in-process analytical SQL database for the browser. Creator, André Kohn, joins us to talk about DuckDB-Wasm, WebAssembly, and the future of databases.
0:00 Introduction
0:50 André Kohn earning his Ph.D. in Databases
2:34 What is DuckDB?
5:14 DuckDB's integration
5:59 Why use DuckDB?
6:55 The advantages of DuckDB in WebAssembly
8:20 What problem does WebAssembly solve?
13:03 Is WebAssembly faster than JavaScript?
16:07 Developing DuckDB to run in the local browser memory
20:20 Exciting use case for DuckDB-Wasm
22:16 Integrating DuckDB in Vega systems
23:37 Is WebAssembly secure?
28:38 When should you use WebAssembly?
33:47 The future of WebAssembly
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Links
duckdb.org/2021/10/29/duckdb-...
/ ankohn
duckdb.org
webassembly.org
dbdb.io/db/hyper
/ domoritz
• Chrome's new Webassemb...
/ duckdb
duckdblabs.com
/ hfmuehleisen
/ mraasveldt
/ discord

[@ShawnGordon]

I just ran across DuckDB a couple of weeks ago and the WASM version over the weekend. Very very impressive on all levels.