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Genuine question, why does SQLite get so much hate? Is it because it's SQL, or it's embedded, or what? I've used it for a lot of projects where I have to move the server around a lot and it's super convenient



SQLite gets a lot of love when it's used for the right job.

It's not a replacement for a full-blown RDBMS. If you need a database for a multi-user application, you'll probably be better served by something like PostgreSQL. For single-user applications, however, it's quite fantastic.


SQLite is great! It's just that those of us using it with pleasure don't complain or feel the need to be vocal about how good it is :)


I don't know that it gets a lot of hate, it's just generally not considered to be an adequate production server database.


Huh? Not sure what you mean but it's not intended as a "server database". It is however used a lot in production as an embedded DB in applications. E.g. I've seen SQLite in lots of Android apps.


Right, that's what I mean.


Both Chrome and Firefox use it for storing history.


It's actually perfectly fine for many small server roles, as well.




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