DuckDB v2.0: Your Database Deserves a Better Parser
- Daniël ten Wolde2026-08-20 | 16 min TL;DR: DuckDB v2.0 replaces its PostgreSQL-derived SQL parser with a PEG-based parser that is easier to evolve and can be extended at runtime.
- At DuckDB, one of our goals is to make working with a database system as easy as possible.
- Users interact with the system through the widely understood Structured Query Language (SQL).
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- Daniël ten Wolde2026-08-20 | 16 min TL;DR: DuckDB v2.0 replaces its PostgreSQL-derived SQL parser with a PEG-based parser that is easier to evolve and can be extended at runtime.
- At DuckDB, one of our goals is to make working with a database system as easy as possible.
- Users interact with the system through the widely understood Structured Query Language (SQL).
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