High Performance
SQLite
Introduction
Introduction to this course
Introduction to SQLite
SQLite is safe
It's just a file
Running SQLite locally
Good uses for SQLite
SQLite's limitations
The documentation
SQLite Internals
SQLite's structure
SQLite's file format
Dot commands
Pragmas
Virtual tables
Schema
Flexible types
Types
Strict types
Dates
Booleans
Floating point
Rowid tables
Auto increments
Without rowid
Generated columns
Optimizing SQLite
Locking
Rollback mode
WAL mode
WAL vs Journal benchmarks
Busy timeout
Transaction modes
Vacuum
Analyze & Optimize
Suggested pragmas
Faster inserts
Indexes
Introduction to indexes
B+ trees
Primary, secondary, and clustered indexes
Without rowid tables
Benchmarking without rowid tables
Imposter tables
Primary key data types
Where to add indexes
Index selectivity
Composite indexes
Composite ordering
Covering indexes
Partial indexes
Indexes on expressions
Automatic indexes
Duplicate indexes
Indexing joins
Advanced SQL
Explain
Index obfuscation
Joins
Subqueries
Unions
CTEs
Recursive CTEs
Window functions
Dealing with NULLs
Row value syntax
Indexed sorting
Upserts
Returning
Aggregates
Triggers
Operating SQLite
Altering schema
Altering schema with tools
Multi-database
Multi-tenancy
Backups
Exports
How to corrupt SQLite
Advanced JSON
Intro to JSON
JSON vs. JSONB
Argument types: path, value, JSON
JSON5
Valid JSON
Creating JSON objects + arrays
JSON Extraction
Updating JSON
JSON aggregates
JSON table functions
Indexing JSON
Full Text Search
Creating FTS tables
Performing searches
Ranking results
Highlighting matches
Bonus Interviews
DHH discusses SQLite in Ruby on Rails
Distributed SQLite with Litestream and LiteFS
Offline-first, multiplayer SQLite
Production SQLite with Turso and libSQL
Migrating from Postgres to SQLite with Kent C. Dodds
Ruby on Rails with SQLite
Moving from Redis to SQLite with Mike Buckbee
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Bonus Interviews
Moving from Redis to SQLite with Mike Buckbee

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Aaron and Steve are a killer combo for high quality courses like High Performance SQLite. The course shows at great detail the ins and outs of SQLite and how to scale it to compete with any other database. I love it!
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Summary

In this episode, I sit down with Mike Buckbee to dive into the nitty-gritty of web application firewalls and his journey from using Redis to SQLite in Wafris. We talk about database architecture, operational challenges, and the fascinating ways SQLite improves performance and usability in cybersecurity tools.

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