parse_number() as a SQLite extension: C vs Rust
Simon Willison · Research and discovery · Read No. 25, 9 November 2026
Summary by AI: A SQLite extension adding a parse_number() function was researched to handle currency and percentage strings. The implementation aims to strip symbols, handle negatives, and return NULL for unparseable input.
The call, by AI: The author is researching the feasibility of building a parse_number() SQLite extension in C versus Rust to handle currency and percentage formatting.