[bruce511]

I don't want to dump on someone's project, because we need new projects, and who knows what this will turn into, but...

I too am wondering "why would I use this and not SQLite?" or Firebird.

There may well be reasons, but I couldn't find them on the project front page. For all new projects, in situations like this, breaking into a very mature market, I would recommend that some sort of reason is posted on the front page.

[cryptonector]

"Because it's written in Rust" is a pretty good argument, but you won't be using it instead of SQLite because SQLite is incredibly functional and no new kid on the block can be functional fast enough to overcome that mind share for some time. In the end it will have to have a) close to parity with SQLite in functionality, and b) a better architecture. (b) seems unlikely, and (a) seems unlikely. Plus functionality is not enough -- a fantastic test suite is also needed, and here it's really hard to dethrone SQLite because its best test suite is proprietary. Perhaps provable correctness would be the thing.

> I don't want to dump on someone's project, ...

A lot of these projects are school projects, or personal projects. No need to dump on them. I think it's pretty cool that someone might tackle an RDBMS library, as long as they don't think it's a SQLite killer without understanding the tremendous need for funding that replacing SQLite would require.

[fooker]

>"Because it's written in Rust" is a pretty good argument

..no, it isn't?

That's like saying you would buy a specific car because the factory it was made in is better than other car factories.

It is an argument, yes. Not a pretty good argument unless there's something specific about this project that is better because of Rust.

[vaughan]

> factory…

I agree with your point but the analogy is bad. I would definitely buy a car based on factory. Reliability, order time, parts availability, etc.

[fooker]

>based on factory. Reliability, order time, parts availability, etc.

Do you see the nuance here? The argument only makes sense when the details make sense.

[cryptonector]

Don't they though?