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Re:The confusing CAP and ACID wording by kasey_junk on Sunday March 29, 2015 @06:54PM (#9286805)
But there is a second consistency he could be talking about, ie ACID consistency. Thus the article...
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Re:The confusing CAP and ACID wording by threeseed on Sunday March 29, 2015 @08:05PM (#9287008)
Let me clarify then. Strong consistency = ACID consistency.

If I write the data and then immediately read it I will get the new data under all circumstances.

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Re:The confusing CAP and ACID wording by Retric on Sunday March 29, 2015 @10:27PM (#9287343)
And ACID DB solves a tiny fraction of consistency issues.

Most of the really difficult problems show up when you have multiple users and still need consistency.

Granted, ACID databases make solving most of these far simpler.

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