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Interesting title for official SQLite documentation :)

The whole sqlite documentation is full of gold gems and other curious documents mostly to appease bureocrats and big companies. It doubles as a fun read other than being incredibly useful.

See, for example: "Defense about the dark arts" (https://sqlite.org/security.Html) and "Why in C?" saying "Because C is best."

Your link to the security page is broken because of the capital H in your URL. It should be: https://www.sqlite.org/security.html

So is the official pronunciation of SQLite spelling out the letters then? I’d expect “a” not “an”…

I have never heard it pronounced in any other way than "s-q-lite".

Officially it’s S-Q-L-ite, as if it were a mineral.

Not Sequel-lite?

Nope. A quote from Dr. Hipp:

"How do I pronounce the name of the product? I say S-Q-L-ite, like a mineral."

This feels like the most ridiculous option and one I've never heard in the wild. Sequel-ite, S-Q-lite, sure. S-Q-L-ite, nah I'm not buying that. Kinda like the inventor of GIF insisting on pronouncing it wrong (I kid)

He's also said he doesn't care how other people pronounce it, so thankfully you're safe.

Phew!

Odd. I've never heard it pronounced in any other way than "Sequel-lite".

It’s impressive. To admit fallibility is to be honest. It represents confidence.

Also represents good test coverage

It's almost a HN meme at this point (and you might be referencing it ;-)). But for anyone unaware, SQLite's test coverage is _outstanding_ and well worth reading about[0].

[0] https://www.sqlite.org/testing.html

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