As noted in the writeup, the FaunaDB transaction model uses a unique query expression language. Geode applies a more familiar begin + <operations> + commit / a

As noted in the writeup, the FaunaDB transaction model uses a unique query expression language. Geode applies a more familiar begin + <operations> + commit / abort approach. Geode skews towards eventual consistency when connecting geographically dispersed clusters. This means you still get super fast local transactions with batched updates to remote sites.