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Say Hello To GoogleSQL (nerds.xyz)

(Wednesday February 04, 2026 @03:01AM (msmash) from the what's-in-a-name dept.)


[1]BrianFagioli writes:

> Google has quietly retired the ZetaSQL name and [2]rebranded its open source SQL analysis and parsing project as GoogleSQL . This is not a technical change but a naming cleanup meant to align the open source code with the SQL dialect already used across Google products like BigQuery and Spanner. Internally, Google has long called the dialect GoogleSQL, even while the open source project lived under a different name.

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> By unifying everything under GoogleSQL, Google says it wants to reduce confusion and make it clearer that the same SQL foundation is shared across its cloud services and open source tooling. The code, features, and team remain unchanged. Only the name is different. GoogleSQL is now the single label Google wants developers to recognize and use going forward.



[1] https://slashdot.org/~BrianFagioli

[2] https://nerds.xyz/2026/02/googlesql-zetasql-rename/


As you wish (Score:2)

by cstacy ( 534252 )

SELECT "GoogleSQL" AS "Hello";

I guess.

Re: (Score:2)

by Errol backfiring ( 1280012 )

I don't know anything about GoogleSQL, but in standard SQL I would use string quotes around GoogleSQL, not identifier quotes.

Sign of impending doom? (Score:2)

by Asteconn ( 2468672 )

Given how keen Alphabet is to kill off something that doesn't instantly earn billions, is this a hint this project is also at death's door?

Another Google fad project (Score:2)

by greytree ( 7124971 )

I've converted all my SQL code to use ZetaSQL and then to use GoogleSQL and we're getting ready to release to production and ... ...it's gone.

You'll regret falling for a Google fad project: https://killedbygoogle.com/

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