"Your executable is a SQLite database"
This is wild and cool. #SQLite as a Linux executable format, and container of a #NixOS system closure.
https://fzakaria.com/2026/08/23/your-executable-is-a-sqlite-database
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This article¹ shows a fascinating breakdown of the ELF file format and dynamic linking; draws a parallel to how sqlite databases work; implements an executable example of this parallel; and then shows how some fascinating and surprising conclusions drop out of it. Great read!
¹: https://fzakaria.com/2026/08/23/your-executable-is-a-sqlite-database
