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Re:Solving durable execution's immutability problem by stsffap on Monday February 05, 2024 @08:24AM (#39260969)
The hardest problem in durable execution, as in many areas of infrastructure, is safe updates.
Re:Solving durable execution's immutability problem by pavel_pt on Monday February 05, 2024 @02:11PM (#39265564)
Not just in durable execution, but in control systems in general! Anything that operates on persisted state in a distributed environment has similar issues. Durable execution frameworks make them more apparent - and may also help us chart a path for how to deal with updates more rigorously.