EVOLVABLE · TEMPORAL · IMMUTABLE
τ (tau)
Temporal database engineered around new primitives.
Event-sourcing meets periodic and point in time travel, with addressable lenses providing view and migration like power without the complexity.
The Paradigm
Time is hard. It's easier with the right tools.
Features
Traditional databases force you to choose. Tau makes the hard problems disappear.
Time-native queries
Point-in-time and periodic queries are first-class operations, not slow workarounds. Query any moment with millisecond precision.
Zero-copy evolution
Lenses transform data without migrations or downtime. Add views, change schemas—all while serving production traffic.
Immutable by design
Full audit trail and deterministic replay built in. Every state change is traceable, every query reproducible.
Smart compression
Store deltas, not duplicates. Temperature changed 0.1°? Store 0.1, not the whole record. Efficiency without complexity.
Correctness first
Explicit time ranges and immutability mean no lost data, no race conditions, no ambiguous state. Just clarity.
Built for durability
Append-only architecture means safe replication, trivial backups, and confidence in your data's integrity over time.