Phil Eaton • 10/5/2023

Go database driver overhead on insert-heavy workloads

This technical article benchmarks popular Go database drivers (mattn/go-sqlite3, lib/pq) against alternative drivers (e.g., eatonphil/gosqlite) for SQLite and PostgreSQL on insert-heavy workloads. It reveals a 20-76% performance overhead in the popular drivers, suggesting developers consider avoiding the standard database/sql interface for bulk operations. The post includes detailed methodology, timing, and throughput results for different data sizes.

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