The Fallacy of Distributed Transactions

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Oren Eini (Ahende Rahien). "The Fallacy of Distributed Transactions." ayende.com, July 2014. Archived at perma.cc/VB87-2JEF

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The fallacy of distributed transactions - Ayende @ Rahien

Why distributed transactions can fail in edge cases: CAP theorem, two-phase commit, and database locking issues explained.

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