FOMO and the hype industry
Recently I got a comment in a brief Twitter discussion that really made me think. I emphasized I think, developers also need to have at least some understanding of the business problems they solve 1. Besides quite some agreement, I also got the following comment (analogously, not literally): “Developers are so busy keeping their IT skills sharp. They do not have time to bother with anything…
Why ACID consistency is not what you think it is
In the previous post of this little blog series, we discussed the actual value of strong ACID-like consistency.
The actual value of ACID consistency
In the previous post of this blog series, we discussed why the “strong consistency is needed for business reasons” requirement is void. In this post, we will discuss the actual value of strong ACID-like consistency.
Why demanding ACID consistency cannot be a business requirement
In the previous post of this blog series, we discussed why strong consistency across multiple distributed data nodes is a bad idea. In this post, we will discuss why the “strong consistency is needed for business reasons” requirement is void.
Why you should avoid ACID consistency across multiple nodes
Well, of course ACID consistency exists – and it is a good thing that it exists. Thus, feel free to call the post title clickbait … ;)
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