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SQL kind of supports this through the use of transactions. That approach has been generalized into "transactional memory." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transa

SQL kind of supports this through the use of transactions. That approach has been generalized into "transactional memory." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transactional_memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transactional_memory

aappleby 4y ago
True, that's similar - but I wouldn't say that SQL alone is enough to build an application.
- ironmagma 4y ago
  Not for sane people. Financial institutions may disagree though. :P I’ve heard of people who all day long just write PL/SQL procedures.