Malloy
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
0warn against
Jan 16, 2026first mention
Oct 23, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Malloy is built by the original Looker founder and friends, essentially as their next-gen "what would we do differently now" project.”
“Malloy is much easier to read and write (just as TypeScript is) because it has a built in semantic model”
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“Malloy which puts a semantic layer on top of your data for better LLM understanding.”
“Malloy makes SQL 10x easier to write because of its semantic nature.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 5
“Malloy is built by the original Looker founder and friends, essentially as their next-gen "what would we do differently now" project.”
“Malloy is much easier to read and write (just as TypeScript is) because it has a built in semantic model”
“Malloy is an alternative to dbt”
“Malloy which puts a semantic layer on top of your data for better LLM understanding.”
“Malloy makes SQL 10x easier to write because of its semantic nature.”