Distributed SQLite: Paradigm shift or hype?

SQLite is a fast embedded database designed for client-side applications. Projects like Cloudflare D1, fly.io, and Turso are trying to use SQLite as an edge database, but they face challenges with eventual consistency and lack of support for interactive transactions. Using HTTP caching may be a simpler solution for achieving fast web applications globally. Most teams will benefit more from using PostgreSQL as a backend database instead of trying to retrofit SQLite for backend applications.