I question your metaphor - SQLite has been popular here since I started reading this site. Wave suggests a rise and fall of popularity (possibly in a long lasti

I question your metaphor - SQLite has been popular here since I started reading this site. Wave suggests a rise and fall of popularity (possibly in a long lasting cycle)... sqlite has always just been popular and well regarded. You may be noticing it more out of a frequency bias (baader-meinhoff effect) situation.