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SQLite and Richard Hipp Appreciation
SQLite and Richard Hipp Appreciation
- Highlighting SQLite's status as the world's most widely installed database.
The Ubiquity of SQLite
- On February 20, 2021, I pushed back on the claim that MySQL is the world's most popular database, clarifying that it is second to SQLite.
- I detailed that SQLite is installed in almost every phone, laptop, Chrome browser, smart appliance, and car entertainment system.
- I expressed gratitude to the creator of SQLite, Richard Hipp.
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