Why we built Tessera without a SQL editor

Every team asked for one. Here is why we said no, and what we built instead.

Jonas WeberJuly 9, 2026 · 5 min read

A SQL editor would have made Tessera useful to analysts on day one and useless to everyone else. We chose a tile builder that anyone can use, with a query view for people who want to see what runs underneath.

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