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If your system can stand to be down or unresponsive until the IT guy shows up to fix it, then sure. But if your definition of "available and consistent" goes b
by cynicalkane 13y ago
If your system can stand to be down or unresponsive until the IT guy shows up to fix it, then sure.
But if your definition of "available and consistent" goes beyond this, then you have to start considering the CAP theorem.
- muyuu 13y agoThe theorem doesn't set any time constraints, so yeah it's pretty much irrelevant in practical terms. It's one of these worst-case scenarios where worst-case doesn't matter.