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I wonder if this difference in jargon has origins in different sub-fields. I recognize that concept as "checkpoints" across different companies but I also remem
by devonkim 6y ago
I wonder if this difference in jargon has origins in different sub-fields. I recognize that concept as "checkpoints" across different companies but I also remember seeing the term from data science folks and thinking that I just don't know the concept.
- nickpeterson 6y agoOften called a Waterline/Watermark as well.
- sk5t 6y agoI'd call it a watermark too; "checkpoint" can mean an intermediate point in a multi-step database transaction.
- jstarfish 6y agoI've always called them offsets.
- wiml 6y agoI would call it "a read cursor (that's updated within the transaction)", but I'm boring.
- unixhero 6y agoCursor nomenclature is used for describing where in a sequence the operator is during a code execution pass in database query or similar right? I think I kind of immediately understand "cursor" the best in this context. I also agree, it's a little boring and definitely old school:).