The blog site for the delightql programming language, an alternate SQL front-end with reusable functions, higher-order views and tree groups.

Posts cover implementation details; SQL, Prolog and delightql semantics; and anything in between. The only unifying thread: the relational model and logic.

2026-11

• 11-06 Why Treesitter?

2026-10

• 10-23 Squinglish: SQL’s Inconsistent Calling Conventions
• 10-21 The Prolog Semicolon and SQL’s Union Outer/Corresponding

2026-07

• 07-25 Using LLMs to implement delightql

2023-01

• 01-01 Original Tree Essay