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Michael Toy
Co-creator of the Malloy language and former Looker engineer focused on designing human-centric, composable languages and semantic models for analytics.
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Dec 8, 2025
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Malloy: Hierarchical Data, Semantic Models, and the Future of Analytics
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Michael Toy, co-creator of the Malloy language and former Looker engineer, discusses revolutionizing data interaction beyond SQL. He shares insights on Malloy’s design as a human-centric, composable language, emphasizing semantic modeling and hierarchical data. Michael explains the practical implications of eliminating SQL barriers and the user-friendly syntax aimed at easing adoption. He also highlights the exciting synergy between Malloy and LLM-generated queries and invites collaboration in the open-source development to shape its future.
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