Ben Naecker, a developer at Oxide, joins Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal to discuss the creation of OxQL, a new query language. They humorously debate innovation in the realm of query languages compared to established ones like SQL. The benefits of OxQL’s unique piped syntax, enhancements for clarity, and advanced feature integration are explored. The conversation also delves into efficient data modeling for time series, parsing techniques, and the potential of Clickhouse for database optimization, all while tackling skepticism regarding the need for new domain-specific languages.