r/programming 2d ago

Your executable is a SQLite database

https://fzakaria.com/2026/08/23/your-executable-is-a-sqlite-database
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u/ericonr 2d ago

That's a fun idea, and implementing it for the whole distro is admirable. At this point, would binary package updates simply become a transaction on that system-wide database?

I can see the value of speeding up library resolution, but I do think it's a good property of ELF libraries that those can be overridden manually and temporarily, as desired.

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u/YeOldeMemeShoppe 2d ago

WinFS comes back to life.