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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by sema4hacker on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @08:10PM (#45586509)
"Why SQLite is coded in C..." is an explanation, as documented at sqlite.org.

"Why is SQLite coded in C and not Rust?" is a question, which immediately makes me want to ask "Why do you need SQLite coded in Rust?".

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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by lifthrasiir on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @08:19PM (#45586580)
Because the title has been editorialized.
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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by urbandw311er on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @08:20PM (#45586587)
Indeed. Why is SQLite coded in C and not BASIC?
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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by t14n on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @08:30PM (#45586661)
fwiw there's a project doing just that: https://github.com/tursodatabase/turso

they have a blog hinting at some answers as to "why": https://turso.tech/blog/introducing-limbo-a-complete-rewrite...

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