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sqlite-utils 4.0 nears release with AI-assisted development

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Simon Willison's sqlite-utils project is nearing its 4.0 stable release, with several release candidates (rc2, rc3, rc4) being issued in early July 2026. A significant portion of the development work for these releases was reportedly handled by an AI assistant named Claude Fable, with some contributions also noted from GPT-5.5. Key new features include support for database schema migrations and compound foreign keys, along with adherence to SQLite's case-insensitive column name conventions. AI

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 Français(FR) ·

    sqlite-utils 4.0

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/releases/tag/4.0">sqlite-utils 4.0</a></p> <p>See <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/7/sqlite-utils-4/">sqlite-utils 4.0, now with database schema migrations</a> for details.</p> <p>Tags: <a hre…

  2. Simon Willison TIER_1 Français(FR) ·

    sqlite-utils 4.0rc4

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/releases/tag/4.0rc4">sqlite-utils 4.0rc4</a></p> <p>The last RC before the 4.0 stable release. Mainly <a href="https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/769#issuecomment-4900034150">implements feedba…

  3. Simon Willison TIER_1 Français(FR) ·

    sqlite-utils 4.0rc3

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/releases/tag/4.0rc3">sqlite-utils 4.0rc3</a></p> <p>I hoped to release <code>sqlite-utils 4.0</code> stable this weekend, but as I worked through the backlog of issues and PRs with a combination of Claud…

  4. Simon Willison TIER_1 Français(FR) ·

    sqlite-utils 4.0rc2

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/releases/tag/4.0rc2">sqlite-utils 4.0rc2</a></p> <p>See <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/5/sqlite-utils-fable/">sqlite-utils 4.0rc2, mostly written by Claude Fable (for about $149.25)</a>.</p>

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