Ah, canonical bank ex is used once again when someone bad mouths eventual consistency. Sadly ppl continue to ignore how banks actually work.
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Replying to @kellabyte
@kellabyte that is my favourite question in talks I give. I usually reply, Banks used eventual consistency before there were computers.2 replies 5 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @janl
@janl@kellabyte uh - they *still* do that. they just think they have a canonical, managed record.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@janl@monkchips@kellabyte I’ve been giving that same answer for years as well. I love it when someone leads with “ACID, because money!”2 replies 2 retweets 2 likes -
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@justinsheehy@janl@monkchips@kellabyte DNS is another good example of infrastructure that uses eventual consistency and is still reliable2 replies 7 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @gwenshap
@gwenshap@justinsheehy@monkchips@kellabyte Yeah, and more precisely: “is more reliable because of it” :)3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@janl@gwenshap@justinsheehy@monkchips I have a theory that these ppl build relatively small systems because…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@kellabyte @janl @gwenshap @justinsheehy @monkchips Remember they were all dropping acid when ACID was invented. Should've called it LSD?
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