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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PostgreSQL 19 Interactive Tour

victoriametrics.com · 29 points · 4 comments

Engrim – A universal, local-first SQLite memory engine for AI CLIs

github.com · 7 points · 0 comments

Postgres Calculations and the Ambiguity of Null

crunchydata.com · 3 points · 1 comments

Blunderbase: A Personal Chess Database

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

TenantLayer – Multi-Tenancy for Spring Boot and Postgres

tenantlayer.io · 2 points · 0 comments

Declick – Turn an OpenAPI Spec, MCP Server or SQLite DB into a CLI

github.com · 4 points · 2 comments

Reverse engineering the storage format for an undocumented database

blog.glazer.ee · 3 points · 0 comments

Model – A Minimal Python ORM for MySQL and SQLite

github.com · 4 points · 0 comments

A Simple Guide to Five Normal Forms in Relational Database Theory (1982)

bkent.net · 6 points · 0 comments

Keenable SELECT: an agent that searches the web in SQL

keenableai.github.io · 32 points · 6 comments

MQLens – A Native MongoDB GUI (SSH, X.509, Kerberos, No Electron)

mqlens.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Helius – Personal Finance in One SQLite File, with a Rust CLI and TUI

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Serendipity – rediscover the web one interesting page at a time

serendipity.surf · 2 points · 0 comments

DoltLite: A SQLite fork with Git-style version control, built with 2k agent PRs

dolthub.com · 30 points · 15 comments

Running SQLite Apps on Docker and Kubernetes with Litestream

openrun.dev · 29 points · 13 comments

Drop a SQL schema, get an interactive ER diagram

mcdview.dev · 6 points · 2 comments

A safe MySQL upgrade that wasn't so safe

blog.elis.cc · 30 points · 4 comments

A better SQL in 11 lines of code

prela-lang.org · 41 points · 50 comments

DataZen – a local-first client for cross-database workflows

flyxl.github.io · 4 points · 1 comments

When professional expertise loses its scarcity

blog.sqlauthority.com · 4 points · 0 comments

Another look at SQLite's WAL-Reset bug

theconsensus.dev · 5 points · 0 comments

MicroSD card torture test reveal SanDisk as the outlier: 6 fails of the 7 tested

tomshardware.com · 7 points · 1 comments

LeanDB a strongly Typed SQL front end

theoric.com · 14 points · 4 comments

Zonemaps(Oracle) vs BRIN Indexes(Postgres)

deepsql.ai · 14 points · 3 comments

Markdown Database Pattern

wayofmarkdown.com · 51 points · 24 comments

Restoredrill – proves your Postgres backups restore

github.com · 37 points · 19 comments

Algolassi – A developer-focused site for .NET, MAUI, Blazor and SQL

algolassi.online · 2 points · 0 comments

DuckDB speed on MySQL without a new storage engine

percona.community · 3 points · 0 comments

A lightweight, stateless database for agent memory

polign.com · 35 points · 12 comments

DBLift – database migration management for Python teams

dblift.com · 6 points · 3 comments