I think Sasha's idea is worth studying more. Here is a supporting read
referenced in the O'Reilly Cassandra book that talks about alternatives
to 2-phase commit and synchronous transactions:
http://www.eaipatterns.com/ramblings/18_starbucks.html
If it can be done without locks and the business can handle a rare
incomplete transaction, then this might be acceptable.
On 6/22/2011 9:14 AM, Sasha Dolgy wrote:
I would still maintain a record of the transaction ... so that I can
do analysis post to determine if/when problems occurred ...
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Trevor Smith<tre...@knewton.com> wrote:
Sasha,
How would you deal with a transfer between accounts in which only one half
of the operation was successfully completed?
Thank you.
Trevor
