Here are the preparations needed BEFORE the workshop. Please install the latest version of the following software on your local computer. Link to the online workshop will be provided 3 hours before the event on Eventbrite.

• DuckDB. Follow the instructions at https://duckdb.org/docs/installation/index.
• DBeaver. Follow the instructions at https://duckdb.org/docs/guides/sql_editors/dbeaver.
• Thonny. Follow the instructions at https://thonny.org. Details can be found near the bottom of it.

Here are some hints. Check out the link below if you are using a Mac. Select the version you are using from the dropdown box at the top first.

• https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/if-an-app-is-not-from-the-mac-app-store-mh40620/mac

When installing DuckDB on a Mac, consider using "Direct Download" if you run into problem with "Package Manager":

When installing Thonny, select "Install for me only".

When installing DBeaver, select "For me" as well.

When installing DBeaver, select the followings when being asked.

When running DBeaver, click the "Cancel" button if the screen below shows up.

If you have questions or need help please write to me at chris.codeweek@proton.me, preferably latest by the day before this event. Please note that I will not be reading nor responding emails during the morning of Friday October 25 due to another engagement.

About the event

This hands-on EU Code Week (https://codeweek.eu) online workshop on Friday October 25 is for everyone looking for a free, fast and simple to use database for analysing large amounts of data - with their very own laptop. Paraphrasing from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckDB):

...DuckDB (https://duckdb.org) is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) originally developed by Mark Raasveldt and Hannes Mühleisen at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands and first released in 2019.... The project has over 6 million downloads per month... DuckDB is used at Facebook, Google, and Airbnb...

The followings will be covered:

• What is DuckDB?
• Why DuckDB?
• Using DuckDB via the command line interface (CLI)
• Using DuckDB via graphical user interfaces (GUI)
• Using DuckDB via the Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Using DuckDB via the Python programming language
• Hands-on "Big Data" use cases
• Hands-on Artificial Intelligence (AI) use cases
• Comparing DuckDB with Apache Spark/Databricks
• Scaling DuckDB with MotherDuck

Seats are limited to 15! Sign up for free at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-duckdb-a-free-fast-and-simple-to-use-database-tickets-1029790470017. We will be speaking in English.

Link to the online workshop will be provided 3 hours before the event on Eventbrite. Please write to chris.codeweek@proton.me if you have any questions, comments or suggestions in the meantime!

A bit about me: my name is Chris and I have been working in the information technology (IT) industry for over 30 years around the world. I am currently located in Germany and have been conducting hands-on workshops during EU Code Week since 2019.