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Carlo Piovesan
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Compiling @duckdb
Should be live, in duckdb v1.4.0:
```
INSTALL dns FROM community;
LOAD dns;
CREATE TABLE websites AS WITH websites(endpoint) AS (VALUES ('google.com'), ('duckdb.org'), ('community-extensions.duckdb.org')) FROM websites;
SELECT dns_lookup(endpoint) FROM websites;
```
duckdb.org/community_ex...
dns
DuckDB Community Extensions The DNS Extension enables DNS lookups and reverse DNS lookups from within DuckDB
duckdb.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
There is also the "Science in DuckDB" section: duckdb.org/why_duckdb.h... and the follow up on "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"
Why DuckDB
Why DuckDB There are many database management systems (DBMS) out there. But there is no one-size-fits all database system. All take different trade-offs to better adjust to specific use cases. DuckDB ...
duckdb.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Classing "cache invalidation and naming things" are the most complex problems.

I think DuckLake is cute, but naming stuff is hard.
May 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM