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Julia Evans is an extremely knowledgeable person.

She's also one of the best out there at demystifying technology and helping people understand what solving problems actually looks like.

This article doesn't pretend to be a world expert's take on using SQLite. The clue is right there in the title - "learning a few things about running SQLite" - which sets expectations right from the start.

The wider message is consistent throughout all of her writing. You can do this stuff. Here are simple practices to show how to figure out problems and build your knowledge. You don't have to know everything, and you certainly don't have to pretend to know everything. Sharing what you've figured out so far, in as clear a way as possible, is a virtue.