SQLite should have (Rust-style) editions
SQLitedatabase managementedition systemforeign key constraintsdata typesperformanceconcurrency
Author: gnyeki
Date: 7/15/2026
Article Summary:
The author argues that SQLite has several bad defaults that can lead to issues in database management, such as ignoring foreign key constraints, allowing columns to store the wrong data type, and producing SQLITE_BUSY errors with concurrent writers. They propose an "edition" system with updated sets of defaults to address these issues.