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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RSS feed for DatabasesNIST 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 · 18 comments
Online SNMP MIB database - upload/view your own MIBs
mib-viewer.com · 15 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 · 36 comments
Does anyone run Postgres without PgBouncer?
brandur.org · 10 points · 113 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 · 239 comments
Gen Z has rediscovered the joy of going to the movies
economist.com · 13 points · 14 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 · 31 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 · 5 comments
What is your database size
5 points · 3 comments
Shopify replaced Redis with MySQL for inventory reservations–and it scaled
shopify.engineering · 80 points · 261 comments
Making Postgres 300x faster for analytics: batching, operator fusion, and SIMD
malisper.me · 176 points · 175 comments
Remembrane – agent memory in one SQLite file, zero dependencies
github.com · 11 points · 0 comments
The DISTINCT in Your COUNT
boringsql.com · 29 points · 7 comments
ClickBench Playground – a playground for 110 database systems
benchmark.clickhouse.com · 22 points · 6 comments
Pistachio – Declarative schema management for PostgreSQL
github.com · 2 points · 0 comments
Noorm – Schema and migrations as plain SQL files, no ORM
noorm.dev · 3 points · 0 comments
TsundereSQL – 208 SQL exercises graded locally with DuckDB-WASM
tsunderesql.itch.io · 3 points · 0 comments
Denorm – Declarative derived columns (Postgres)
gitlab.com · 2 points · 1 comments
Company Offering Printed Books to Train AI Stops After 404 Media Coverage
404media.co · 8 points · 0 comments