build-a-db
The premium Open Source alternative to SQLite
🎯 Best for:Learning how databases store data on disk
What is build-a-db?
A step-by-step implementation of a B-Tree based database engine modeled after SQLite. It handles page splitting, cursor movement, and basic SQL parsing in raw C to demonstrate database fundamentals.
Tech Stack
CDatabase & Storage
Why build-a-db?
- • Deep dive into B-Trees
- • No external libraries
- • Low-level memory management
Limitations
- • Data corruption risk
- • Limited query planner
- • No network interface
3/4/2023
Last Update
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Forks
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Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on SQLite)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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