SQLite company blog
C Is Best (2025)
Since its inception on 2000-05-29, SQLite has been implemented in generic C. C was and continues to be the best language for implementing a software library like SQLite. There are no plans to recode SQLite in any other programming language at this time.
- Points
- 408
- HN comments
- 1,419
- Submissions
- 4
- Cited by
- 16 commenters
Software EngineeringLife, Learning & Writing2026
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | C Is Best (2025) by alexpadula | 408 | 559 |
| Mar 14, 2018 | Why Is SQLite Coded in C? (2017) by jeffreyrogers | 372 | 345 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Why Is SQLite Coded In C by plainOldText | 357 | 391 |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Why Is SQLite Coded in C (2017) by piyushsthr | 127 | 124 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 16 Hacker News comments by 16 different people, from Nov 2018 to Mar 2026.
Most recent:
- thadt · Mar 30, 2026
- hashmak_jsn · Feb 19, 2026
- scott_w · Feb 16, 2026
- mickrich345 · Jan 30, 2026
- meken · Jan 24, 2026
- ndr · Jan 12, 2026
