Contributor The Duke of SQLite: Litestream with Ben Johnson
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Jan 17, 2024 Ben Johnson, creator of Litestream and LiteFS, talks about his involvement in SQLite development and the challenges of open source contributions. They discuss the different use cases for Litestream and LiteFS, as well as the greater server-side SQLite landscape. Ben also shares his thoughts on the unique contribution policy of SQLite and their personal experiences with disallowing contributions on their own projects.
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Spite-Driven Development
- Ben Johnson's attempt to introduce Hadoop at a previous company was rejected.
- This rejection fueled his "spite-driven development" and led him to create a faster behavioral analytics database.
Litestream's Fluke
- Litestream's functionality relies on a "fluke" within SQLite's write-ahead logging.
- It leverages a long-lived read-only transaction to capture incremental changes without using an official API.
Release Early, Release Often
- Release projects frequently and embrace open-source collaboration.
- Accessibility and relevance to existing tools like SQLite are key to project success.