SQLite is even recommended[1] (granted, by the authors) as a testbed for SQL extensions. While an entirely new query language would obviously be a lot more work

SQLite is even recommended[1] (granted, by the authors) as a testbed for SQL extensions. While an entirely new query language would obviously be a lot more work, I don't see why it wouldn't be an equally good choice. [1]: https://www.sqlite.org/whentouse.html https://www.sqlite.org/whentouse.html