Hey, yes, PGlite and Electric sync are separate projects, but we are very much building PGlite as a sync target for Electric.
The changes we are making with Electric is towards a more loosely coupled stack, rather than the tightly integrated stack we had before. PGlite is one possible client store for Electric sync, and fulfils the use case where you want to have a full SQL database on the client along with (potentially) the same schema on client and server.
The name is (obviously) a nod to SQLite, which goes without saying is an incredible database. We went with the small "l" in the name to add a slight differentiator and a nod towards "light", and we are a light weight Postgres.
The changes we are making with Electric is towards a more loosely coupled stack, rather than the tightly integrated stack we had before. PGlite is one possible client store for Electric sync, and fulfils the use case where you want to have a full SQL database on the client along with (potentially) the same schema on client and server.
The name is (obviously) a nod to SQLite, which goes without saying is an incredible database. We went with the small "l" in the name to add a slight differentiator and a nod towards "light", and we are a light weight Postgres.