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+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **This repository is archived and no longer maintained.**
+>
+> It tied together `go/record`, `go/sqimple`, and `go/version` (all archived).
+> Its pieces are better served by mature libraries.
+>
+> **Use instead:**
+> - [`github.com/jmoiron/sqlx`](https://github.com/jmoiron/sqlx) — scanning rows into structs or maps (the `ScanRecords` job).
+> - [`github.com/pressly/goose`](https://github.com/pressly/goose) or [`github.com/golang-migrate/migrate`](https://github.com/golang-migrate/migrate) — migrations.
+> - [`github.com/Masterminds/squirrel`](https://github.com/Masterminds/squirrel) — query building.
+
+---
+
+# sqaffold
+
+Lightweight SQLite application scaffolding (migrations, query helpers, row scanning).