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Appropriate Uses for SQLite
SQLite is not directly comparable to client/server SQL database engines such as MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server since SQLite is trying to solve a different problem.
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Databases & DataTech Industry & Business2016
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2016 | Appropriate Uses for SQLite by ftclausen | 413 | 254 |
| Feb 12, 2018 | Appropriate Uses for SQLite by tzhenghao | 359 | 150 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | "SQLite is not designed to replace Oracle. It is designed to replace fopen()." by ma2rten | 249 | 57 |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Appropriate Uses for SQLite by vince_refiti | 84 | 36 |
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