True, this is why database libraries/orms can be dangerous - the "normal" db way is to wrap 1,2 in a transaction. Unfortunately, while transactions are often av

True, this is why database libraries/orms can be dangerous - the "normal" db way is to wrap 1,2 in a transaction. Unfortunately, while transactions are often available many db interfaces lures the unwary programmer away from using transactions, because reading/writing the db "looks like" reading/writing a variable/object.