How to corrupt an SQLite database file • Hacker News Board

Re: How to corrupt an SQLite database file

#41

Post by wat10000 » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC

gumby271 wrote: post #40

sigzero wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nope. A quote from Dr. Hipp: "How do I pronounce the name of the product? I say S-Q-L-ite, like a mineral."

This feels like the most ridiculous option and one I've never heard in the wild. Sequel-ite, S-Q-lite, sure. S-Q-L-ite, nah I'm not buying that. Kinda like the inventor of GIF insisting on pronouncing it wrong (I kid)

He's also said he doesn't care how other people pronounce it, so thankfully you're safe.

Re: How to corrupt an SQLite database file

#42

Post by jimbokun » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC

felix-the-cat wrote: post #26

I just finished building an open-source project using SQLite, and this makes me a little nervous. Is SQLite generally considered a reliable system? I've only had one experience with the DB becoming corrupted and that was because I used the Task Manager to force kill the process while it was running under a heavy load, and I felt that was understandable.

If you actually read this article it should give you even more assurance that SQLite is very robust and trustworthy. It mostly deals with all the edge cases where something other than the quality and reliability of the SQLite code base can bite you.

Re: How to corrupt an SQLite database file

#43

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC

cyberax wrote: post #10

zeroimpl wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So is the official pronunciation of SQLite spelling out the letters then? I’d expect “a” not “an”…

I have never heard it pronounced in any other way than "s-q-lite".

[deleted]

Re: How to corrupt an SQLite database file

#44

Post by mikrotikker » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC

I had so much trouble doing this took ages to find a way to do it and it wasn't even foolproof (for engineering self repair procedures). Still can't understand how it's happening in prod.

Re: How to corrupt an SQLite database file

#45

Post by gumby271 » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC

wat10000 wrote: post #41

gumby271 wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This feels like the most ridiculous option and one I've never heard in the wild. Sequel-ite, S-Q-lite, sure. S-Q-L-ite, nah I'm not buying that. Kinda like the inventor of GIF insisting on pronouncing it wrong (I kid)

He's also said he doesn't care how other people pronounce it, so thankfully you're safe.

Phew!