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> For instance most people don’t know that even though both CAP and ACID contain consistency, they do not refer to the same idea. But wouldn't people still be
by koreth1 2mo ago
> For instance most people don’t know that even though both CAP and ACID contain consistency, they do not refer to the same idea.
But wouldn't people still be unaware of the difference in meaning if the acronyms were spelled out? The word "consistency" appears in both names, with no indication that its meaning is context-dependent. I don't think you can lay the blame for this one at the feet of the acronyms.
- jibal 2mo agoRight. This whole argument is ridiculous.
- DanielVZ 2mo agoThe parent comment explains it. The acronym makes buries the idea one level deeper. When people learn it means Consistency, Availability, Partition Tolerance, they get an illusion of understanding but in reality they’ve only decoded the acronym.