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A compare-and-set request. E.g., I can read version 3 of a row, and write version 4 if the current version is still 3, so that if someone else writes version 4
by erik_seaberg 8y ago
A compare-and-set request. E.g., I can read version 3 of a row, and write version 4 if the current version is still 3, so that if someone else writes version 4 I don't clobber whatever they just did.
- gigatexal 8y agoThat’s a really succinct definition. I like it. Thank you.
- manigandham 8y agoTo be clear, "lightweight transactions" are a Cassandra specific term, nobody else uses that. Compare-and-set, atomic updates, or just transactions are the normal terms.