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Build your own SQLite in Rust, Part 5: Evaluating queries

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216 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 19 Feb 25 22:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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mmiao ◴[20 Feb 25 02:00 UTC] No.43110213[source]▶
Making a basic database that works is not hard, but making a robust one is really hard. What makes SQLite shines is its extensive testsuite. I still don't understand the motivation of limbo, as without years of hardwork on test you can't say you are correct, and why i should pay for it...
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1. n42 ◴[20 Feb 25 04:05 UTC] No.43110974[source]▶
Something being hard doesn't mean it's not worth trying.

It's up to the developers to decide if the outcome is worth the effort.

Maybe they're right, maybe they're wrong, but either way – if they succeed, we're all better off for it, aren't we?