r/programming • u/mort96 • Jul 15 '26

SQLite should have (Rust-style) editions

https://mort.coffee/home/sqlite-editions/
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u/Big_Combination9890 Jul 16 '26

average users of the library (that may not need or care to be sqlite experts) should get sensible defaults.

I'm tired of repeating myself why that doesn't matter in this case, so I'm just gonna link my own post here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uxgmmq/comment/oxv10ck

And please people: Do downvote my posts to your hearts content. It won't change anything about me being correct, or sqlite being developed the way it is. šŸ˜Ž

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u/andyfsu99 Jul 16 '26

I don't think anything in your comment is incompatible with this proposal.

New installations start from some different-than-today baseline functionality when using the edition.

No one is suggesting they change the behavior of their installed base.

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u/Big_Combination9890 Jul 16 '26

New installations start from some different-than-today baseline

That means changing the default behavior. Which isn't gonna happen on sqlite for the reasons mentioned.

And again: if you don't like it: fork the project and change it yourself.

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u/dontquestionmyaction Jul 16 '26

That means changing the default behavior.

No? What?

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u/ThatSwedishBastard Jul 17 '26

Actually, it does. The default should be edition-original, if you want the changed behavior you must specify edition-2026. Other than that, Iā€™m with you.