What is the most popular database engine around?

Well, a good contender is SQLite - it has been around for years and is in pretty much every device! yes, inside your Android and iPhone as well as many others including the web browser (I have only looked at using via WASM BTW!).

SQLite is a flat file based SQL database with some rather nifty features (including functions, CTE and JSON support via plugins). It has an amazing ecosystem and has been around for a long, long time.

SQLite cloud is taking the next step - SQLite, well, in the cloud! multi-region support, local/cloud sync and much more!

Take a listen to find out more.

Links below from the show:

SQLite official docs

SQLite CTE support

SQLite JSON support

SQLite Cloud!

Well, perhaps this should have been one for my other podcast (just experimenting with “What’s going on with…”) although, here it is trying to fit within just five minutes - not a chance!! :)

Okay, so a ramble it is! Covering some AI investment observations as well as AI hardware - the brutal world of trying something new and attempting to break ground into new markets, even if you don’t need them ;)

I reference a couple of links which are below:

The investment video I mentioned is here

The limitless AI site which includes the AI hardware pendant (where I would bet my AI hardware money) is here

Okay, if you managed to get through the whole podcast, I should honestly buy you a coffee or beer or whatever you care to enjoy!

I promise I will not make too many of these weekend rambles! back to normal JFM’s now :)

Oh, and if you want to understand/take a look at Nvidia GeForce Cloud Gaming, the link is here (I cannot believe I didn’t understand the whole proposition of this!)

I think I covered some basics about Docker dev containers a while ago when it was new’ish in beta.

Recently, I have been playing more and more with dev containers to save cluttering up my local machine and being able to be truly portable. I can take my dev container with me :) Windows, Mac, Linux - all works the same.

What is really fun is being able to say develop dotnet with SQL Server within a dev container, and have that same experience across any platform - including GitHub Codespaces - essentially developing fully in that infamous cloud! Might have to revisit a Codespace episode in the future!

But for now, enjoy, and here are some links to get you started if you wish to do so:

Docker Desktop - Windows, Mac, Linux, Palm Pilot

Dev Containers

As a bonus link, test containers! a clean test environment whenever you need it :)

Test Containers