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Deconstructing the CAP theorem

Published January 31, 2015 ·  All posts on Jan 31

In computing, the so-called CAP theorem (1999-2002) has become both an icon and a bone of contention in the world of databases — a supposed truth about distributed systems. A lot has been written about it since it was formulated, especially around the recent debates on `SQL/noSQL’, but its many hearsay formulations are beset with a number of problems.

~ Mark Burgess from, Deconstructing the `CAP theorem’ for CM and DevOps

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If you work with databases, reading this might be wise.

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