SQLite is a side project that became the most deployed piece of software ever. Estimated to have more than 1 trillion deployments. It is a great example of how far simple software can go.
Timestamps:
0:00 - The scale of SQLite
0:54 - Origin Story
3:20 - Dependencies
6:59 - Features
8:47 - Backwards Compatibility
9:49 - Simplicity
10:28 - Testing
14:35 - Current Development
15:40 - Licensing & Monetisation
17:10 - Fossil
18:03 - Tinker
18:33 - Summary
Resources:
www.sqlite.org/about.html
Podcast: corecursive.com/066-sqlite-with-richard-hipp/#
Why SQLite succeeded as a database: ua-cam.com/video/IFhJb9Kjaio/v-deo.html
^ Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/KgcqPYahSQg/v-deo.html
Interview: ua-cam.com/video/2eaQzahCeh4/v-deo.html
SQLite How it Works: ua-cam.com/video/ZSKLA81tBis/v-deo.html
Personal Website: www.hwaci.com/drh/
Why 100% test coverage matters: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18685748
news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=SQLite
fossil-scm.org/home/doc/tip/www/rebaseharm.md
fossil-scm.org/home/doc/tip/www/whyallinone.md
www.sqlite.org/mostdeployed.html
www.sqlite.org/formatchng.html
www.sqlite.org/selfcontained.html
www.sqlite.org/testing.html
www.sqlite.org/th3.html
www.sqlite.org/sqllogictest/doc/trunk/about.wiki
www.sqlite.org/testing.html#dbsqlfuzz