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dbt-core

GitHub Repo Pretty sure · Rust rewrite is real, not vaporware
https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core

dbt Core v2.0: A Rust rewrite that actually delivers on the boring promise of making data transformation reproducible. The Python version worked; this one just makes it stop being slow.

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dbt is the rare enterprise tool that solved a genuine problem: data analysts were writing SQL in notebooks and calling it infrastructure. dbt made transformation code reviewable, testable, and DAG-aware. v2.0's Rust rewrite targeting parse/compile speed is a legitimate engineering move—not a buzzword play. The Parquet artifacts shift is solid (queryable vs. giant JSON blobs). Weakness: the README doesn't explain *why* Rust was necessary here (probably lock contention in the Python GIL on larg...

13157 stars Rust 2026-06-27 3761 days old

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