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Re:Why TigerBeetle is the most interesting database in the w... by ducklord on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @09:23AM (#45437416)
What does TigerBeetle stand on the CAP theorem? Sounds like it's AP?
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Re:Why TigerBeetle is the most interesting database in the w... by jorangreef on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @10:07AM (#45437910)
CAP defines availability physically: “requests to a non-failing node receive a response”. TigerBeetle ensures logical availability: as long as clients can reach a majority, requests complete with strict serializability, preserving safety and liveness under partitions.

cf. Durability and the Art of Consensus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRgvaqpQPwE

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