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> There is no “one size fits all” database engine, that was proved by both WebSQL and IndexedDB. Thanks to a few very small people, WebSQL was deprecated befor
by justin66 4y ago
> There is no “one size fits all” database engine, that was proved by both WebSQL and IndexedDB.
Thanks to a few very small people, WebSQL was deprecated before it had a chance to prove anything.
- chrismorgan 4y agoWebSQL was killed off because the direction it was heading was certain to cause major compatibility problems down the road, and no one was willing to do the work that would be required to avert that (and no one was sold that it would be worth it even at that).
- kevingadd 4y agoMost likely prove its utility as an attack surface and source of compatibility issues
- nine_k 4y agoThey had a,point. Making something a standard when only one implementation of it exists is not prudent. There was (and still is) no independent implementation of SQLite that was battle-tested even a bit.