Stonebraker on CAP theorem and Databases

Re:Stonebraker on CAP theorem and Databases by awesome_dude on Saturday January 31, 2026 @02:46AM (#46834384)

The point is to give people who don't realise that they have been dealing with eventual consistency all along, that it's right there, in their lives, and they already understand it.

You're right I go into too much detail (maybe I got carried away with the HN audience :-) and you are right that multiple accounts is something else that people generally already understand and demonstrate further eventual consistency principles.

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Re:Stonebraker on CAP theorem and Databases by kukkeliskuu on Saturday January 31, 2026 @03:18AM (#46834579)

I wasn't criticizing you, just making the point that when people talk about toy example bank transactions, they usually want to just introduce the basic understanding. And I think it ok, but I would prefer that they would also mention that REALLY the operations are complex.

I modified my comment above that by multiple types of accounts I meant that banks have various accounts for settlements with the other banks etc. even in the common payment case.

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Re:Stonebraker on CAP theorem and Databases by awesome_dude on Saturday January 31, 2026 @03:34PM (#46840548)

My bad, I didn't mean to sound too upset, but I do get a bit "trigger happy" from time to time

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