# Why Turso Rewrote SQLite and Replaced Legacy libSQL SDKs

DevFeed: [Why Turso Rewrote SQLite and Replaced Legacy libSQL SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-can-t-we-be-friends-6110.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://turso.tech/blog/why-cant-we-be-friends-43077c05>)

Author: Glauber Costa

Published: 2022-02-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Turso Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/turso-blog.md>)

Topics: [Turso](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/turso.md>), [SQLite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sqlite.md>), [libSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/libsql.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>)

Tags: [edge-computing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/edge-computing.md>), [legacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/legacy.md>), [libsql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/libsql.md>), [offline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/offline.md>), [sdks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdks.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [sqlite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sqlite.md>), [turso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/turso.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>)

## AI overview

The post discusses an older version of Turso, describing it as a ground-up rewrite of SQLite and explaining that Turso Cloud supports querying databases over the wire and syncing them with devices and servers, including offline use. It also notes that edge replication no longer exists and legacy libSQL SDKs have been replaced by Turso-native SDKs.

## Source excerpt

Some people call me old. But the ones who want something from me usually prefer terms like wise or experienced. I've been around for a while, working with systems-level technologies like the Linux...