Sourav Roy

Sourav Roy

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Sourav RoyhuntedSlothDB
An embedded analytical database engine built in C++20. Zero dependencies. GPU accelerated (CUDA + Metal). 130+ SQL features. Query CSV, Parquet, JSON, Excel directly. DuckDB alternative with QUALIFY, structured errors, and stable extension API. - SouravRoy-ETL/slothdb
SlothDB
SlothDBEmbedded analytical database engine built in C++
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We're launching SlothDB - what file format do you struggle with the most?

Hey Hunters! I'm building SlothDB — an open-source embedded database that lets you query files directly with SQL. No server, no import step, no dependencies. You literally just do this: SELECT * FROM 'sales.csv'; SELECT * FROM read_parquet('events.parquet'); SELECT * FROM 'report.xlsx'; It supports CSV, Parquet, JSON, Excel, Avro, Arrow, and SQLite — all built into the engine. Before we launch,...

Sourav Roystarted a discussion

We're launching SlothDB - what file format do you struggle with the most?

Hey Hunters! I'm building SlothDB - an open-source embedded database that lets you query files directly with SQL. No server, no import step, no dependencies. You literally just do this: SELECT * FROM 'sales.csv'; SELECT * FROM read_parquet('events.parquet'); SELECT * FROM 'report.xlsx'; It supports CSV, Parquet, JSON, Excel, Avro, Arrow, and SQLite — all built into the engine. Before we launch,...

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For the past couple of weeks, I've been co-working on SlothDB - an open-source embedded analytical database engine in C++20. Think DuckDB, but with some things I always wished DuckDB had. Why I chose to work on it: Every time I used DuckDB in real life, I hit the same 3 problems: → Extensions broke on every upgrade → Error handling was impossible (free-form strings, no codes) → No GPU...
SlothDB
SlothDBEmbedded analytical database engine built in C++