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by bbkane 21 days ago
the SQLite team explains their preference for dynamic types here: https://sqlite.org/flextypegood.html

(please note that I personally strongly prefer static types, but I still found this an interesting read).

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"SQLite began as a TCL extension that later escaped into the wild." case closed, everything else is a rationalization but who doesn't like a good rationalization every now and then?