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Delayed syncing is not the same as "avoiding concurrency altogether" or having data be 'less correct'. Those aren't even simplifications for relaxing the laten
by CyberDildonics 6y ago
Delayed syncing is not the same as "avoiding concurrency altogether" or having data be 'less correct'. Those aren't even simplifications for relaxing the latency of synchronization, they aren't correct descriptions at all.
- jedberg 6y agoThe point is in a lot of cases where you think you need synchronization you really don't.
- mannykannot 6y agoYet your example is not one of them - with accounts, the sequence of states must converge on a consistent history as they recede into the past. Eventual consistency comes with it own set of counter-intuitives, and is a multiplier of possible states a system could be in. it is generally not a complication we would choose, but something we must cope with to do things that would otherwise not be feasible.
- CyberDildonics 6y agoMy point was that your simplifications were not correct. Also synchronization is going to happen at some point or there wouldn't be any problems to talk about. Synchronization is what it all comes down to.