fry_the_guy

7 ms·

1. 1.▲
   by fry_the_guy 12y ago

   Your definition of performance is a little weird. Presumably you will want to retry conflicting transactions, so you generally would not count them towards your throughput. For example if I commit 100 transactions per second, and 90% of the
2. 2.▲
   by fry_the_guy 13y ago

   Discussing the CAP theorem is a discussion on what is theoretically possible. All I am claiming is that it is theoretically possible to make a CP system that, in practice, is highly available. That does not mean one actually exists.
3. 3.▲
   by fry_the_guy 13y ago

   I think the better argument against the CAP theorem is that while it is true, is it not really that useful. If you have a database with nodes in three data centers, it is much more likely that one of the data centers becomes disconnected (p
4. 4.▲
   by fry_the_guy 13y ago

   I guess you need to make sure all your backups are in order before crossing the border.
5. 5.▲
   by fry_the_guy 13y ago

   The more I read about the Oculus Rift, the more I want to try one. When the first generation of a technology looks this good, it really makes you excited for the 2nd and 3rd generation.
6. 6.▲
   by fry_the_guy 13y ago

   Looks like fun, I am excited to try it out tonight
7. 7.▲
   by fry_the_guy 14y ago

   The current RavenDB documentation still warns against using "system transactions" because of performance reasons ( http://ravendb.net/docs/client-api/advanced/transaction-supp... ), so I think it is still fair to say that RavenDB was not de