/tags/sqlite/Recent content in Sqlite on LifeHugoen-usSun, 22 Mar 2009 23:50:00 +0530/post/2009/2009-03-22-sqlite-over-libgda/Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:50:00 +0530/post/2009/2009-03-22-sqlite-over-libgda/<p>A few things I have learned:</p> <ul> <li>DDL (Data Definition Language) varies significantly from one SQL implementation to another.</li> <li>It is much easier and faster to maintain an application for a single database backend rather than across many.</li> <li><code>libgda</code> is great when you are designing an application specifically meant to manage arbitrary databases.</li> <li><code>libgda</code> is overkill when all you need is to maintain a simple, local embedded database.</li> <li>SQLite is fast, lightweight, well-documented, and backed by an active IRC support community.</li> <li>Keep database-related code restricted to as few source files as possible.</li> <li>The SQLite source code is an excellent reference for understanding how to implement commands like <code>.import</code>.</li> <li>Using Git (or any modern version control system) saves an enormous amount of time.</li> </ul>