Also, I find the link in the page also very useful to understand the "serializable" and "linearizable". It makes clear definition and has more potential reading

Also, I find the link in the page also very useful to understand the "serializable" and "linearizable". It makes clear definition and has more potential readings on ACID. http://www.bailis.org/blog/linearizability-versus-serializability/ http://www.bailis.org/blog/linearizability-versus-serializab... Thanks, bailis.