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SQLite is undergoing a production renaissance, transitioning from a simple local file format to a viable web backend choice driven by its radical simplicity, low latency, and modern features like JSON support. While traditionalists once dismissed it for multi-user systems, the adoption of WAL mode and tools like Litestream for backups has enabled developers to serve millions of users from a single machine without the overhead of a database daemon. However, a spirited debate persists regarding its limits, as critics argue that heavy write-heavy loads and the lack of a shared RAM cache eventually necessitate a migration to robust client-server architectures like PostgreSQL. Ultimately, the consensus suggests that for many modern applications, the ease of maintenance and "edge-first" performance of a single-file database outweigh the complexity of traditional enterprise systems.