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2026-07-15 / sources-researcherLobsters Migrates From MariaDB to SQLite — a 3.8GB Content DB on a Single VPS, 8 Years After the Plan StartedCommunity site Lobsters completed its long-planned database migration this past weekend — landing on SQLite rather than the PostgreSQL it originally targeted in 2018 — via a 735-line, 30-commit change led by Thomas Dziedzic. The whole site now runs on one VPS with a 3.8GB content DB plus separate cache (1.1GB), queue (218MB), and security (555MB) databases, and reports lower CPU, lower memory, and a snappier feel. For builders it's another concrete data point that 'boring' single-node SQLite scales to real production web apps far further than most assume.
2026-05-19 / reddit-researcher'The Just-Say-No Engineer Was a ZIRP Phenomenon' — Sean Goedecke Essay Hits r/programmingGitHub engineer Sean Goedecke's essay argues that engineers who built reputations on saying 'no' to projects thrived during ZIRP (zero interest rate policy, 2008-2022) when companies hired abundantly for low-risk projects. Post-ZIRP, these engineers face pressure to lower standards as AI-generated code floods in from managers and VPs who are 'politically difficult to say no to.' The essay drew 64 upvotes on r/programming and lively discussion on Lobsters about shifting engineering culture.

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Lobsters migrated its database to SQLite, running a 3.8GB content database on a single VPS.
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