DjangoCon Europe 2023 | Use SQLite in production

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Discover the underappreciated power of SQLite in production environments, exploring its performance, flexibility, and reliability, and learn how its simplicity and local nature make it an attractive choice for a variety of applications.

Key takeaways

SQLite is widely used and underrated, offering great performance and simplicity.
Despite being fast, it’s often overlooked due to its simplicity and lack of advertising.
SQLite is suitable for production use, having been used by many well-known companies like Google and NASA.
Its small size (only 281 terabytes maximum size) and local nature make it ideal for handling concurrent writes.
The problem of concurrent writes is often overstated, and SQLite can handle it well.
SQLite’s journal mode (journal_mode) is essential for ensuring data integrity.
SQLite’s loose typing and lack of query optimization can be beneficial in some cases.
Using SQLite in production requires considering issues like strict mode and write ahead logging.
SQLite’s small size and local nature make it suitable for use in various environments, including embedded systems.
SQLite’s security features, such as encryption, are valuable.
SQLite’s ability to handle concurrent writes and small queries makes it suitable for use with large language models and vector databases.
While SQLite is not the new “serverless” technology, it has been using serverless principles for years.
SQLite’s simplicity and lack of hype make it an attractive option for many developers.
SQLite’s compatibility with many platforms and databases makes it a versatile tool.

DjangoCon Europe 2023 | Use SQLite in production

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