Your executable is a SQLite database

kept by eddie aug 25

Replacing ELF with SQLite as an executable format (SELF) yields queryable binaries with ~1% size overhead, enabling closure‑based dependency packing and SQL‑based tooling.

Actually Queryable Executables
The SELF format turns executables into SQLite databases, letting programs store and modify their own state and code via SQL, demonstrated by a self‑hosting web server.
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Package managers keep using Git as a database, it never works out
Using Git as a package manager backend causes performance and scaling problems as ecosystems grow, leading to workarounds like proxies and sparse checkouts.
also on Nix, #open-source, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
Your CI should be disposable
The article argues CI should only schedule builds, delegating actual builds to local tools like Docker or Nix so workflows remain runnable even if CI services fail.
also on Nix, #software-engineering, #developer-tools