alpha-release

Datasette 1.0a34 introduces built-in tools for inserting, editing, and deleting rows directly in the Datasette interface, a feature long overdue and inspired by Datasette Agent.

Datasette 1.0a33 extends the `?_extra=` pattern to queries and rows, improving JSON API extensibility and documentation, with a custom API explorer built by AI tools.

Datasette 1.0a31 introduces the ability to execute write queries and save stored queries (renamed from canned queries) for users with appropriate permissions, enhancing data editing capabilities.

Posit has announced the alpha release of ggsql, a new SQL language extension that brings grammar-of-graphics-style data visualization to SQL, compatible with Quarto, Jupyter notebooks, Positron, and VS Code. It allows users to create layered, structured visualizations using familiar SQL syntax inspired by ggplot2.

dbt Core v2.0 is a ground-up rewrite in Rust, currently in alpha. It promises dramatically faster parsing, stricter language specification, and scalable Parquet artifacts, making data transformation more efficient for analysts and engineers.