>Have I overlooked some common use case that doesn't fall under one of the objections above? In what quantifiable way will the incorporation of those functions make SQLite less <i>lite</i>? I fully subscribe to the recommendation [to move beyond simple SELECT and INSERT statements mixed with a pile of procedural code and instead write complex queries that give the answer directly](https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/44c8bf23fa?t=h) <i> and out of the box</i>. The divide here boils down to <i>a matter of opinion</i>; therefore pointless, probably.