Databases stories

Data storage and retrieval remain central to every serious system. This topic covers SQL and NoSQL databases, distributed systems, query engines, and the trade-offs teams make when choosing data infrastructure.

Postgres releases, SQLite appreciation threads, and NewSQL debates regularly dominate HN — this archive preserves them.

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Engrava – a local graph memory database for AI agents (SQLite, MIT)

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Rethinking Database Programming

acadia.engineering · 89 points · 39 comments

We don't search databases–we calculate reality. EXXOGEN is now live

sites.google.com · 5 points · 3 comments

How to ship a database every day

turbopuffer.com · 6 points · 0 comments

Sib - Unixy LLM Client using Git to store converastions, instead SQLite

github.com · 4 points · 0 comments

Growth of CVEs fixed in Postgres looks exponential

twitter.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Widen, a native Postgres GUI using Apple's on-device LLM

github.com · 9 points · 0 comments

DHS demands AAMVA's national commercial driver database

papersplease.org · 10 points · 1 comments

How AI is changing how I build software with Simon Willison, on Talking Postgres

talkingpostgres.com · 3 points · 0 comments

How to ship a database every day

turbopuffer.com · 11 points · 0 comments

NIST Seeks Blueprint for AI-Era Overhaul of National Vulnerability Database

securityboulevard.com · 4 points · 0 comments

RayforceDB – a pure C analytics database with a Lisp-like syntax

rayforcedb.com · 28 points · 15 comments

Online SNMP MIB database - upload/view your own MIBs

mib-viewer.com · 10 points · 0 comments

WASI-Env – Single-file HTML with 90 Suckless C binaries and SQLite3

wasi-env.netlify.app · 3 points · 2 comments

Lark, OSS realtime database, drop-in compatible with Firebase SDKs

github.com · 4 points · 0 comments

MCP Memory – Fast Agent Memory Using Google's OKF and SQLite FTS5

github.com · 40 points · 19 comments

Does anyone run Postgres without PgBouncer?

brandur.org · 10 points · 0 comments

Openhare: AI-powered desktop SQL client. Cross-platform. Built with Flutter

github.com · 4 points · 0 comments

Sheetscope – query your documents with SQL

sheetscope.com · 2 points · 1 comments

NIST RFI for modernizing the NVD in the wake of AI

federalregister.gov · 3 points · 0 comments

A BSON symbol namespace bypasses MongoDB's authorization check (CVE-2026-18690)

hellorecon.com · 9 points · 0 comments

Tailscale Traces Database Corruption to 16y/o SQLite WAL-Reset Bug

tailscale.com · 266 points · 32 comments

Gen Z has rediscovered the joy of going to the movies

economist.com · 12 points · 13 comments

Insidedb, an interactive, animated explainer of database internals

david-g-3654.github.io · 5 points · 0 comments

Typegres 0.3 – SQL-as-your-API, safely (using Cap'n Web RPC)

typegres.com · 4 points · 0 comments

Letos: Create, edit, browse SQLite databases

letos.org · 4 points · 0 comments

How We Pushed CDC into Postgres

snowflake.com · 32 points · 1 comments

Albedo – single-file listenable document database in Zig

github.com · 4 points · 0 comments

A zero-dependency, ultra-lightweight database time machine for SQLite

github.com · 20 points · 2 comments

What is your database size

5 points · 3 comments