It is a bit strange that the SQLite developers recommend SQLite as an application file format [0], but at the same time warn against opening database files from unknown sources [1]. In fact, their advice on using the `integrity_check` and `quick_check` pragma work against the performance advantage of using SQLite, as the entire database file now has to be read and parsed.

SQLite definitely still has advantages as a file format, but it would nice if there was bit more consistency in their messaging.

[0]: https://www.sqlite.org/appfileformat.html [1]: https://www.sqlite.org/security.html#untrusted_sqlite_databa...