Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C? (2017)
by jt2190 on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @02:25PM
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Can't it be both? We need it right now and we don't need to to work perfectly or last forever.
Really, we're talking about the same thing like they're two separate things: The software [1] (in this case, SQLite) and the application (whatever tables, queries, etc. you need to solve your problem) are used together. So we build the poorly tested, quick and dirty application on top of the well tested, solid software.
[1] Yes, I realize that "software" is a terribly generic term to use to mean "well designed and tested software" and that "application" is also a terribly generic term to use to mean "hastily designed and untested software". Feel free to mentally substitute your own terms if you have better ones.
Really, we're talking about the same thing like they're two separate things: The software [1] (in this case, SQLite) and the application (whatever tables, queries, etc. you need to solve your problem) are used together. So we build the poorly tested, quick and dirty application on top of the well tested, solid software.
[1] Yes, I realize that "software" is a terribly generic term to use to mean "well designed and tested software" and that "application" is also a terribly generic term to use to mean "hastily designed and untested software". Feel free to mentally substitute your own terms if you have better ones.