Company
Date Published
Author
Serge Klochkov, Mikhail Shustov
Word count
537
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

ClickHouse has introduced an official, open-source Node.js client to join its family of language clients, providing blazing-fast performance and ease of use in the Node.js ecosystem. The client was written entirely in TypeScript with strong typing and supports various data input and output formats, as well as a majority of ClickHouse data types. Its primary goal is to assist the community in nurturing an open ecosystem around ClickHouse by formalizing a common specification for language client architecture and functionality, aiming to reduce maintenance and developer onboarding costs through standardization. The client's first versions have been released, and feedback and contributions are welcomed to improve its features and API ergonomics.