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Why sqlite3 temp files were renamed 'etilqs_*' (2006)

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Re: Why sqlite3 temp files were renamed 'etilqs_*' (2006)

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Somewhat related - I’m very very curious to hear a detailed account of someone who uses SQLite for a production app with high traffic.

For the embedded use case I think it’s a slam dunk, but there are many interesting use cases for server side but they all seem to be toyish.

The locking behavior of SQLite is somewhat problematic unless you use WAL and even then not perfect

Re: Why sqlite3 temp files were renamed 'etilqs_*' (2006)

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Looks like the line numbers were lost: https://github.com/mackyle/sqlite/blob/18cf47156abe94255ae14...

It's because McAfee started using SQLite, angry users would stumble upon the files, do a minimum of searching or thinking, and be furious at SQLite developers.

Re: Why sqlite3 temp files were renamed 'etilqs_*' (2006)

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Somewhat related - I’m very very curious to hear a detailed account of someone who uses SQLite for a production app with high traffic. For the embedded use case I think it’s a slam dunk, but there are many interesting use cases for server side but they all seem to be toyish. The locking behavior of SQLite is somewhat problematic unless you use WAL and even then not perfect

Fly[1] uses it

1: https://fly.io/blog/introducing-litefs/

Re: Why sqlite3 temp files were renamed 'etilqs_*' (2006)

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Somewhat related - I’m very very curious to hear a detailed account of someone who uses SQLite for a production app with high traffic. For the embedded use case I think it’s a slam dunk, but there are many interesting use cases for server side but they all seem to be toyish. The locking behavior of SQLite is somewhat problematic unless you use WAL and even then not perfect

Wasn't there an article on here within the last week saying how SQLite is "perfect for the 'edge'?"

Re: Why sqlite3 temp files were renamed 'etilqs_*' (2006)

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Somewhat related - I’m very very curious to hear a detailed account of someone who uses SQLite for a production app with high traffic. For the embedded use case I think it’s a slam dunk, but there are many interesting use cases for server side but they all seem to be toyish. The locking behavior of SQLite is somewhat problematic unless you use WAL and even then not perfect

Not a ton of detail, but Tailscale uses it: https://tailscale.com/blog/database-for-2022/

Re: Why sqlite3 temp files were renamed 'etilqs_*' (2006)

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Somewhat related - I’m very very curious to hear a detailed account of someone who uses SQLite for a production app with high traffic. For the embedded use case I think it’s a slam dunk, but there are many interesting use cases for server side but they all seem to be toyish. The locking behavior of SQLite is somewhat problematic unless you use WAL and even then not perfect

Fly[1] uses it 1: https://fly.io/blog/introducing-litefs/

Do they have any customer success stories about sqlite? I've mostly seen (compelling and well written) marketing posts. Details from someone using the product are much more interesting.
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