Comment by giancarlostoro
18 hours ago
Before the AI stuff Google had those pop up quick answers when googling. So I googled something like three years ago, saw the answer, realized it was sourced from HN. Clicked the link, and lo and behold, I answered my own question. Look mah! Im on google! So I am not surprised at all that Google crawls HN enough to have it in their LLM.
I did chuckle at the 100% Rust Linux kernel. I like Rust, but that felt like a clever joke by the AI.
I laughed at the SQLite 4.0 release notes. They're on 3.51.x now. Another major release a decade from now sounds just about right.
That one got me as well - some pretty wild stuff about prompting the compiler, starship on the moon, and then there's SQLite 4.0
You can criticize it for many things but it seems to have comedic timing nailed.
I wouldn't be surprised if it went towards the LaTeX model instead where there's essentially never another major version release. There's only so much functionality you need in a local only database engine I bet they're getting close to complete.
I'd love to see more ALTER TABLE functionality, and maybe MERGE, and definitely better JSON validation. None of that warrants a version bump, though.
You know what I'd really like, that would justify a version bump? CRDT. Automatically syncing local changes to a remote service, so e.g. an Android app could store data locally on SQLite, but also log into a web site on his desktop and all the data is right there. The remote service need not be SQLite - in fact I'd prefer postgres. The service would also have to merge databases from all users into a single database... Or should I actually use postgres for authorisation but open each users' data in a replicated SQLite file? This is such a common issue, I'm surprised there isn't a canonical solution yet.
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The promise is backwards compatibility in the file format and C API until 2050.
https://sqlite.org/lts.html
If it had been about GIMP I would have laughed harder.
Be reasonable. It's only looking forward a single decade.
Every few years I stumble across the same java or mongodb issue. I google for it, find it on stackoverflow, and figure that it was me who wrote that very answer. Always have a good laugh when it happens.
Usually my memory regarding such things is quite well, but this one I keep forgetting, so much so that I don't remember what the issue is actually about xD
I've run into my own comments or blog posts more often than I care to admit...
Several decades into this, I assume all documentation I write is for my future self.
Beautifully self-serving while being a benefit to others.
Same thing with picking nails up in the road to prevent my/everyone’s flat tire.