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Maybe I skim read it too fast, but I did not find any clear description in the blog post or website docs of how this relates to SQL databases

I was kind of guessing that it doesn't run in a database, that it's a SQL-like syntax for a visualisation DSL handled by front end chart library.

That appears to be what is described in https://ggsql.org/get_started/anatomy.html

But then https://ggsql.org/faq.html has a section, "Can I use SQL queries inside the VISUALISE clause," which says, "Some parts of the syntax are passed on directly to the database".

The homepage says "ggsql interfaces directly with your database"

But it's not shown how that happens AFAICT

confused

parent anentropic 6 months ago

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