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Some people might prefer human readable databases. For example if your database is not too large, you could use it with Recutils and version control the databas
by svnpenn 7y ago
Some people might prefer human readable databases. For example if your database is not too large, you could use it with Recutils and version control the database itself.
You can do this with SQLite but it would require CSV export:
https://sqlite.org/cli.html#csv_export https://sqlite.org/cli.html#csv_export
https://gnu.org/software/recutils/manual/Purpose https://gnu.org/software/recutils/manual/Purpose
- ahnick 7y agoSo maybe the key technical benefit is human readable diffs of the database where the tool enforces referential integrity? Otherwise, it feels like a subjective personal preference thing. (e.g. I like the color green, but you like the color red)