The Architect’s Notebook (@thearchitectsnotebook): "When two people change the same data at the same time in a distributed system, who wins? Does the last person wins? (LWW) Do we merge the data? Do we reject the second write? This brings us to the most dangerous misconception in distributed databases: “Last Write Win…"

When two people change the same data at the same time in a distributed system, who wins?

This brings us to the most dangerous misconception in distributed databases: “Last Write Wins” is not always safe.

Ep #68: Eventual Consistency Implementation Guide: Quorum Reads, CRDTs, and Production Patterns | Part 2

Dec 18

2:50 PM