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> Sqlite updates are solid and as far as I know, do not break your code.

Almost every major SQLite release has a few minor releases after it which fix bug and regressions, including things like queries returning the wrong result.

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Browser engines have regressions too. SQLite has a better test suite than any browser. It's not going to be a major source of regressions compared to the rest of the platform.

That's correct. SQLite has an impressive test suite that makes it very stable. That's why it's used in millions of Android devices or will be used in Cloudflare's edge with D1, for example.

> That's why it's used in millions of Android devices

s/millions/billions/g. It is widely believed to be either the single most widely-deployed piece of software in the world, or maybe second behind zlib (we have no way of being sure).

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