Rui CarmoThat dearth of modern software development, the place where mass is celebrated in SQL.
Notable Engines
Notable APIs
- ODBC
- ADO
- RDO
- DBI (see Perl)
Resources
| Category | Date | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLI | 2025 | usql | a universal command-line interface for PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle Database, SQLite3, Microsoft SQL Server, and many other databases |
| Clients | 2026 | Rustable | Native database client for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and Redis, built with Rust and egui; supports SQL editing, schema browsing and staged changes. Windows SSH connections require an external tunnel. |
| Emulators | 2026 | MiniLake | Local Databricks REST API emulator for development and testing; runs SQL on DuckDB and Spark jobs in a sibling Docker container. Cluster lifecycle is simulated, with no Spark on the emulated clusters. |