I have a question, is there a better database than...
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krkoo3
08/26/2025, 5:26 PMI have a question, is there a better database than Room database?
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Pearce Keesling
08/26/2025, 5:29 PMA lot of folks use sqldelight
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jw
08/26/2025, 5:32 PMI'll also note that neither Room nor SQL Delight are databases.
jw
08/26/2025, 5:33 PMBoth Room and SQL Delight sit on top of a database to make working with it easier, but you should choose the database not by the abstraction you use but the capabilities it provides.
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Pearce Keesling
08/26/2025, 5:36 PMVery good point. SQLite is the underlying db for both. I just assumed they wanted something equivalent to room.
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jw
08/26/2025, 5:37 PMSQLDelight can actually talk to other engines beyond just SQLite.
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Pearce Keesling
08/26/2025, 5:37 PMOh very cool!
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krkoo3
08/26/2025, 11:15 PMNow what I should use?
krkoo3
08/26/2025, 11:15 PM@Pearce Keesling, @jw
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andylamax
08/27/2025, 3:20 AMDepends on your use case. But if you are looking for a personal preference, I'd choose SQLDelight over Room
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