Releasesby IbisDuckDB v2.0.0 "Cyanoptera"
Update3 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 24, 2026
This release of DuckDB is named "Cyanoptera" after Spatula Cyanoptera, a species of duck found in western North and South America. Please also refer to the announcement blog post: https://duckdb.org/2026/10/21/announcing-duckdb-200.html - Make Identifier a class instead of using string everywhere - Move to tidy-check diff again - Step 3: Make duplicate...
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