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Re:Show HN: Lockable – sync locks for distributed systems by that_guy_iain on Saturday June 18, 2022 @05:45AM (#31788526)
> This is a misleading and dangerous service.

How is it dangerous? What danger would the user be in?

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Re:Show HN: Lockable – sync locks for distributed systems by mmcallister on Saturday June 18, 2022 @06:08AM (#31788605)
Building software that relies on an incorrect assumption sounds dangerous to me.

There's plenty of critical software in the world, some of which has real world consequences if there are bugs.

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Re:Show HN: Lockable – sync locks for distributed systems by HWR_14 on Saturday June 18, 2022 @09:01AM (#31789455)
The user could create software that thinks a resource is locked under their exclusive control, but is not. This can lead to data corruption, which could lead to even errors propagating throughout a system.
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