--- title: Many Small Queries Are Efficient In SQLite | daily.dev description: SQLite handles many small queries efficiently because it runs in-process without network round-trips, unlike client/server databases. The N+1 query pattern,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/many-small-queries-are-efficient-in-sqlite-mondu6ybx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Many Small Queries Are Efficient In SQLite | daily.dev og:description: SQLite handles many small queries efficiently because it runs in-process without network round-trips, unlike client/server databases. The N+1 query pattern,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/many-small-queries-are-efficient-in-sqlite-mondu6ybx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/mONDU6Ybx.png og:image:alt: Many Small Queries Are Efficient In SQLite og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Many Small Queries Are Efficient In SQLite **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 14 min read · 15 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SQLite handles many small queries efficiently because it runs in-process without network round-trips, unlike client/server databases. The N+1 query pattern, considered an anti-pattern in MySQL or PostgreSQL, works well with SQLite due to minimal latency per query. The SQLite website demonstrates this by executing ~200 SQL statements per dynamic page with sub-25ms response times. This approach enables better code separation and maintainability without performance penalties, allowing developers to choose between few complex queries or many simple ones based on their needs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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