[xyc]

The fact that there's no alternative implementation of SQLite also seems to play a part in preventing standardization of WebSQL.

https://www.w3.org/TR/webdatabase/

"The specification reached an impasse: all interested implementors have used the same SQL backend (Sqlite), but we need multiple independent implementations to proceed along a standardisation path."

[glommer]

I was completely unaware of that! How old is that document? I should reach out.

[simonw]

That effort died about 14 years ago.

[cryptonector]

Indeed! This sort of thing is a problem. It's the same with Internet protocols: you need at least two implementations to get to Standard.