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SQLite JSON at full index speed using generated columns

2025381 points114 comments Databases & Data details

One of the coolest patterns in SQLite—store raw JSON documents, create virtual generated columns using json_extract, add indexes, and query JSON at full B-tree index speed.

Do you even need a database?

2026310 points298 comments Databases & Data details

We built the same HTTP server in Go, Bun, and Rust using two storage strategies: read the file on every request, or load everything into memory. Then we ran real benchmarks. The results are more interesting than you'd expect.

Chess in SQL

2026187 points47 comments Databases & Data details

What if I told you SQL could play chess? No JavaScript, no frameworks - just pure SQL rendering a full chess board in your browser.