We are big fans of using SQLite for anything of even moderate complexity where you might otherwise use a file. The advantages are numerous, but sometimes you want to be lean on file storage. [Phire… ...

Of course, the last bit there closes the command line, but I can just take that out, and the SQLite commands should stop and sit there, right? Just return to the prompt?

Native SQLite runs 2-3 times faster than absurd-sql, which demonstrates how slow IndexedDB really is. There are other storage standards on the horizon for web browsers, but locking becomes an issue.