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The lite doesn’t refer to light, it refers to a “mineral”. https://changelog.com/podcast/201 https://changelog.com/podcast/201
by eismcc 8y ago
The lite doesn’t refer to light, it refers to a “mineral”.
https://changelog.com/podcast/201 https://changelog.com/podcast/201
- oblio 8y agoI was confused by this, so I read the transcript. In case anyone else reads this, the name is supposed to be read as: SQL (S Q L or sequel, your call) - ite So it does sound like the name of a mineral: bauxite, boehmite, hematite, etc. Heck, kryptonite :D
- TeMPOraL 8y ago> Jerod Santo: > Hm, like a mineral. Were you playing on the word "light", or were you just playing on mineral...? > Richard Hipp: > I was, I was. It's pronounced as a mineral. It's still a pun on "light". And an obvious one, given what SQLite is compared to other RDBMSes.