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Migrating SQLite Schema in Production Without Locking Writers

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

HelperX shares a phased migration strategy for SQLite that avoids long write locks. The approach uses dual-write windows and atomic table swaps to handle destructive schema changes. It prioritizes additive changes and keeps rebuilds rare to minimize production risk.

Meridian48 take
Practical advice for a niche but painful problem; the dual-write pattern is well-trodden but the SQLite-specific failure recovery details are valuable.
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