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Note to self: eventual consistency good for web/mobile apps, bad for avionics.
by CodeWriter23 8y ago
Note to self: eventual consistency good for web/mobile apps, bad for avionics.
- ummonk 8y agoDepends on the app. There are a lot of web / mobile app use cases where stronger consistency is needed, e.g. banking.
- cjbprime 8y agoYou'd think, but banking (e.g. the ATM network) is all about choosing availability over consistency. If the ATM network can't reach your bank to discover your balance, it'll just let you withdraw and figure your bank will sort things out later after it comes back online.