Re:Transaction Isolation in Postgres
by TheNewsIsHere on Monday December 18, 2023 @04:47PM
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I suppose this is a good example if your reader knows how banking systems work.
A better direct example in the same line of reasoning would be double-entry accounting where you would want both the credit and debit entry to either fail or succeed.
Most people probably don’t know that their bank account _is_ a double-entry account to their banking institution.
I can’t noodle a way to make the banking example more intuitive for an audience absent explaining how double-entry accounting works and that banks mostly obscure that from the customer. That’s not really knowledge you can assume from a software developer or sysadmin.
A better direct example in the same line of reasoning would be double-entry accounting where you would want both the credit and debit entry to either fail or succeed.
Most people probably don’t know that their bank account _is_ a double-entry account to their banking institution.
I can’t noodle a way to make the banking example more intuitive for an audience absent explaining how double-entry accounting works and that banks mostly obscure that from the customer. That’s not really knowledge you can assume from a software developer or sysadmin.