4 ms·CAP theorem. Pick one of those.by dapperdrake 2mo agoCAP theorem. Pick one of those.deleted 2mo ago[deleted]MrWiffles 2mo agoWe used to be able to afford two! Acronym letters cost as much as houses nowadays!27183 2mo agoOK I'll pick C and A! https://web.archive.org/web/20250128235041/https://codahale.com/you-cant-sacrifice-partition-tolerance/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250128235041/https://codahale....inigyou 2mo agoThe problem is that P is actually part of A. It should be called the CA theorem.27183 2mo agoIt's all about what you choose in the face of P. Do you choose C or do you choose A?inigyou 2mo agoYes. But calling it CP or AP makes it seem like you can also choose CA. (Also both CP and AP have alternative very dodgy meanings)