Why Is SQLite Coded In C Table Of Contents 1. C Is Best Note: Sections 2.0 and 3.0 of this article were added in response to comments on Hacker News and Reddit. Since its inception on 2000-05-29, SQLite has been implemented in generic C. C was and continues to be the best language for implementing a software library like SQLite. There are no plans to recode SQLite in any other programming language at this time. The reasons why C is the best language to implement SQLite include: Performance Comp...