SQLite is just for mobile apps? Turso and Litestream made it a serious option for production web services with edge replication.
Foundation of DB Design. Splitting tables to prevent Anomalies. 1NF, 2NF, 3NF explained simply.
Binary Tree is for RAM. Disk is slow. B-Tree minimizes Disk I/O by being short and fat. Difference between B-Tree and B+Tree, and why databases love them.
When you break a monolith into microservices, you lose ACID transactions. How do you ensure data consistency across boundaries? We explore the limitations of Two-Phase Commit (2PC) and dive deep into the Saga Pattern, Event Consistency, and practical implementation strategies like Choreography vs Orchestration.
Server in the US meant slow responses for Korean users. Cloudflare Workers runs code at 300+ edge locations, cutting latency dramatically.
Turso and Litestream made me reconsider SQLite. What was once "mobile-only" is now a serious option for production web services.
Three core insights:
True meaning of serverless DB: Stable, fast data storage without a DB server. Litestream perfectly solves file-based DB weaknesses (backup, recovery).
Power of edge replication: Turso replicates SQLite globally, maximizing read performance. Like CDNs, databases can live close to users.
Value of simplicity: PostgreSQL's features aren't always necessary. Most apps work fine with SQLite, and reduced management overhead boosts productivity.
My next personal project will start with Turso. Instead of spinning up DB servers, worrying about migrations, and configuring backups, I'll just write code and deploy. Traffic grows? Turso scales automatically.
Ultimately, "Only as complex as needed" was the answer.
