{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Database School","title":"Rewriting SQLite from scratch (yes, really)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e67ca4b7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4653,"description":"Want to learn more about SQLite?  \nCheck out my course on SQLite: https://highperformancesqlite.com/?ref=yt  \nIn this episode of Database School, I chat with Glauber Costa, CEO of Turso, about their audacious decision to rewrite SQLite from the ground up.  \nWe cover the technical motivations, open contribution philosophy, and how deterministic simulation testing is unlocking new levels of reliability.  \nGet your free SQLite reference guide: https://highperformancesqlite.com/products/sqlite-reference-guide.  \nFollow Glauber:  \nTwitter: https://twitter.com/glcst  \nTurso: https://tur.so/af  \nFollow Aaron:  \nTwitter: https://twitter.com/aarondfrancis  \nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarondfrancis  \nWebsite: https://aaronfrancis.com - find articles, podcasts, courses, and more.  \nDatabase school: https://databaseschool.com  \nChapters:  \n00:00 - Intro to guest Glauber Costa  \n00:58 - Glauber's background and path to databases  \n02:23 - Moving to Texas and life changes  \n05:32 - The origin story of Turso  \n07:55 - Why fork SQLite in the first place?  \n10:28 - SQLite’s closed contribution model  \n12:00 - Launching libSQL as an open contribution fork  \n13:43 - Building Turso Cloud for serverless SQLite  \n14:57 - Limitations of forking SQLite  \n17:00 - Deciding to rewrite SQLite from scratch  \n19:08 - Branding mistakes and naming decisions  \n22:29 - Differentiating Turso (the database) from Turso Cloud  \n24:00 - Technical barriers that led to the rewrite  \n28:00 - Why libSQL plateaued for deeper improvements  \n30:14 - Big business partner request leads to deeper rethink  \n31:23 - The rewrite begins  \n33:36 - Early community traction and GitHub stars  \n35:00 - Hiring contributors from the community  \n36:58 - Reigniting the original vision  \n39:40 - Turso’s core business thesis  \n42:00 - Fully pivoting the company around the rewrite  \n45:16 - How GitHub contributors signal business alignment  \n47:10 - SQLite’s rock-solid rep and test suite challenges  \n49:00 - The...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QPpKhRBWtM56k1sC7Y7j7aqGy8sd-XKWw6mEKgA1jmw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMmRl/ZTM5ZTAxOTMzNTgy/MmJmZTA4MWE1ZjMw/YjE4Ny5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}