<ul><li>SQLite is rapidly becoming a production-ready database due to its single-file architecture and ease of use.</li><li>Most databases operate on a client-server architecture but for smaller applications, the single-file architecture is preferred.</li><li>The primary issue in SQLite has traditionally been concurrency-related, but recent advancements have removed these barriers.</li><li>The default transaction mode in SQLite does not facilitate concurrency, but using the 'immediate' transaction mode goes a long way towards solving this issue.</li><li>To continue improving concurrency, the journal mode can be changed from the default rollback journal to write-ahead logging (WAL).</li><li>The use of cheap SSDs and real-time replication tools like Litestream has made SQLite viable for write-heavy databases.</li><li>Litestream is able to track changes to SQLite’s WAL file and can maintain a near real-time backup of the database.</li><li>David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Rails, wants to push SQLite to be able to run a mid-size SaaS company off of it.</li></ul>

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