An introduction to TypeDB for language architects

TypeDB brings two foundational and far-reaching advances to modern database technology.

1. TypeDB unifies all existing data models in a single universal framework, which is based on two simple but powerful ideas, and which elegantly eliminates the need for managing foreign keys, join tables, or nesting of data.
2. A query language that provides intuitive access to the data model by constructing queries as typed patterns, and thereby abolishing the traditional operator-centric view of query languages and allowing users to write complex, nested queries using in a single elegant pattern.

In a recent meeting Haikal and Christoph talked about these two points in-depth, focusing on the joy of designing principled programming languages, and what the future will hold for TypeDB, its query language TypeQL, and its ecosystem. You can find a recording of the presentation below. We hope you find it insightful!