Dataharvest 2024 - the European Investigative Journalism Conference

In the IT world, big data is usually managed using SQL, a language which has been around since the 70s. It is very good at what it does. Yet, in the journalism world, we tend to forget about these unsexy old tools and are dazzled by shiny new tools like R and Python. DuckDB is a database tool aimed at getting rid of the heavy lifting (setting up a server, managing access, etc.). It allows you to focus directly on the data analysis. It's a tool you can quickly try out and adopt. It can be used in combination with other tools you are already using (Python, R, node.js, java...) Participants will carry out test tasks in a webpage, without having to install anything - DuckDB is used directly in the browser. After attending this session, participants will have an idea of the features of DuckDB, and how to integrate it with other data tools they already use. No experience in a particular tool or language is required. Bringing your own laptop is advised.