Hamilton Ulmer

Software Engineer

Hamilton joins us from Rill Data, where he was the head of application engineering. Prior to that, he was a data scientist and engineer at Mozilla, where he worked at the intersection of browser technology and data visualization.

7 BLOG POSTS AND VIDEOS

2026/04/02 - Garrett O'Brien, Hamilton Ulmer

Embedded Dives: Interactive Data Apps for Customer-Facing Analytics

Real-time, interactive data apps – now embedded anywhere in your application. Created by your favorite agents and powered by dual execution.

2025/07/25 - Hamilton Ulmer, Jacob Matson

MotherDuck's Latest AI Features: Smarter SQL Error Fixes and Natural Language Editing

Stay in flow with MotherDuck's latest features. Real-time SQL feedback and natural language editing.

2025-05-21

Stay in Flow with MotherDuck's Instant SQL

Imagine writing SQL queries that give you instant visual feedback, transforming your entire data exploration experience. That's what Instant SQL enables with MotherDuck.

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2025/04/23 - Hamilton Ulmer

Instant SQL is here: Speedrun ad-hoc queries as you type

Type, see, tweak, repeat! Instant SQL is now in Preview in MotherDuck and the DuckDB Local UI. Bend reality with SQL superpowers to get real-time query results as you type.

2025-04-23

Instant SQL Mode - Real Time Feedback to Make SQL Data Exploration Fly

Hamilton Ulmer shares insights from MotherDuck's Instant SQL Mode, exploring how real-time query result previews eliminate the traditional write-run-debug cycle through client-side parsing and DuckDB-WASM caching.

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