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Infra2026-08-18 · source-backed
The 2026-08-17 preview is the biggest break since 0.x: a CONNECT statement and network protocol with remote pushdown into PostgreSQL and MySQL, VARIANT with shredded execution straight from storage, full BEFORE/AFTER row-and-statement triggers with transition tables, NEAREST joins for similarity search, async I/O scaling independently of query processing, and storage format v2.0 with DICT_FSST on by default. Benchmarks cited: recursive CTEs 4.90s → 0.12s, timezone conversions 2.2x, German collation filtering 2.6x. Ships this fall with a stable C API and a small set of breaking changes. Embedded-analytics-database-that's-also-a-server is a genuinely different product than what DuckDB was.
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DuckDB benchmarked against SQLite / Shared entities / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (DuckDB benchmarked against SQLite); both cover DuckDB, PostgreSQL; earlier DuckDB coverage from 2026-08-13.
Shopify uses MySQL / Shared entity: MySQL / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Shopify uses MySQL); both cover MySQL; earlier MySQL coverage from 2026-08-09.
DuckDB benchmarked against SQLite / Shared entity: DuckDB / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (DuckDB benchmarked against SQLite); both cover DuckDB; earlier DuckDB coverage from 2026-06-18.
Shopify uses MySQL / Shared entity: German / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Shopify uses MySQL); both cover German; earlier German coverage from 2026-05-13.
Shopify uses MySQL / Shared entity: Connect / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Shopify uses MySQL); both cover Connect; earlier Connect coverage from 2026-04-23.
DuckDB benchmarked against SQLite / Shared entity: PostgreSQL / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (DuckDB benchmarked against SQLite); both cover PostgreSQL; earlier PostgreSQL coverage from 2026-07-15.
Mastra uses MySQL / Shared entity: MySQL / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Mastra uses MySQL); both cover MySQL; earlier MySQL coverage from 2026-06-15.
Mastra uses MySQL / Shared topic / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Mastra uses MySQL); overlapping topics (benchmark, different); pushes against this story (against).