What people recommend, in their own words, with the receipt.
SQLite is a small, fast, self-contained, public-domain SQL database engine.
5 things
FossilSoftware
SQLite uses Fossil instead, which is a version control system that was specifically designed and written to support SQLite.
Why SQLite uses its own Fossil version control system instead of Git (undated page, last updated 2025-11-13)
C++Software
C was and continues to be the best language for implementing a software library like SQLite. There are no plans to recode SQLite in any other programming language at this time.
Why SQLite is implemented in C and not C++, Java, or a safe language (undated page, last updated 2025-05-09)
RustSoftware
SQLite could be recoded in Go or Rust, but doing so would probably introduce far more bugs than would be fixed, and it may also result in slower code.
SQLite on why it is not coded in Rust (yet) and what Rust would need first (undated page, last updated 2025-05-09)
GoSoftware Google
Recoding SQLite in Go is unlikely since Go hates assert().
SQLite on why it will not be recoded in Go (undated page, last updated 2025-05-09)
gitSoftware
Git lets you look backwards in time, but not forwards. Given some historical check-in, you can see what came before, but it is challenging to see what came next.
SQLite's reasons for not using Git (undated page, last updated 2025-11-13)
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