TypeDB Origins: A PodcastHey TypeDB Community, @everyone! We've launched a special, three-part podcast: TypeDB Origins.
This is the candid, behind-the-scenes look at how TypeDB was built—covering the big ideas, the hard trade-offs, and the massive engineering bets that led to a fundamentally new kind of database.
What We Cover (Episode 1):The Vision: Why the original systems failed the challenge of modeling the real world, and the conceptual leap required for an "executable ontology."
The Big Decisions: The multi-year journey from a research project (Grakn) to a robust product (TypeDB 3.0), including throwing out legacy components and the critical decision to rewrite the core in Rust.
Lessons Learned: Honest talk about the challenges of deep tech—the two major architecture pivots, the pain points of scaling, and why building things the "right way" always takes longer.
Market Position: How TypeDB's unique type system and flexible schema evolution are set to be essential infrastructure for the AI and Agentic AI future.
Featuring: CTO Joshua Send, Head of Architecture Ganesh Hananda, and former scientist James Fletcher - come and listen for some laughs and serious thoughts.
Read the announcement at https://typedb.com/blog/new-podcast-series-typedb-origins
Watch Episode 1 Now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YUUPm_O3mU
