DuckDB From Zero
Completed by Iakov Filimonov
August 13, 2026
2 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Embed DuckDB inside a Rust binary using bundled feature flags and choose between in-memory and on-disk connections.
Run SQL over local CSV, Parquet, and JSON files with read_csv_auto and read_parquet using projection and predicate pushdown.
Stream Arrow record batches from DuckDB into Polars and ship a polished single-file CLI with cargo dist.
Skills you will gain
- Category: SQL
- Category: Command-Line Interface
- Category: JSON
- Category: Databases
- Category: Rust (Programming Language)
- Category: Data Integration
- Category: Data Processing
- Category: Application Deployment

