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This is a misuse of the term immutable to latch onto its cache as a popular term. Immutability has nothing to do with verifiability or security or integrity. Im
by peterwwillis 6y ago
This is a misuse of the term immutable to latch onto its cache as a popular term. Immutability has nothing to do with verifiability or security or integrity. Immutable just means 'does not change'. It's like saying read-only.
I really like the idea of a database with integrity and verifiability and repeatability and fast recovery, but let's not muddy the definition of immutable or people won't understand its use in other contexts.