Why is SQLite written in C?

Why is SQLite coded in C?

An intensively used low-level library like SQLite needs to be fast. (And SQLite is fast, see Internal Versus External BLOBs and 35% Faster Than The Filesystem for example.) C is a great language for writing fast code. C is sometimes described as "portable assembly language".

Is SQLite written in C?

SQLite is written in ANSI-C. The C programming language is used because it is the universal assembly language - it can run on just about any hardware and on just about any operating system. No matter what programming language is used for the application code, it can usually interface easily with a library written in C.

What is SQLite written in?

СиSQLite / Язык программирования

What language does SQLite use?

SQLite is a C-language library that implements a small, fast, self-contained, high-reliability, full-featured, SQL database engine. SQLite is the most used database engine in the world.