Development of SQLite Begins
D. Richard Hipp starts coding SQLite, driven by the need for a serverless, transactional SQL database for a General Dynamics project.
Significance
This marked the genesis of a technology that would fundamentally alter local data management.
Key facts
- Date
- 1999-01-01
- Type
- invention
- Location
- Maryland, USA (presumably D. Richard Hipp's workplace/home)