The distraction from the actual problems
In the previous post we discussed that we are by far not as “innovative” as we claim to be, that most of the innovation puffery comes from a hype industry, trying to lure and force people into buying their products and services.
The lack of real innovation
In the previous post we discussed the omnipresent FOMO and the resulting feeling of continuously running a Red Queen’s race for many of the affected people. I also discussed that based on my observations this impression of such a continuous high “innovation” speed is mainly driven by an IT hype industry which benefits from people who are in a constant state of FOMO.
FOMO and the hype industry
Recently I got a comment in a brief Twitter discussion that really made me think. I emphasized I think, developers also need to have at least some understanding of the business problems they solve 1. Besides quite some agreement, I also got the following comment (analogously, not literally): “Developers are so busy keeping their IT skills sharp. They do not have time to bother with anything…
Why ACID consistency is not what you think it is
In the previous post of this little blog series, we discussed the actual value of strong ACID-like consistency.
The actual value of ACID consistency
In the previous post of this blog series, we discussed why the “strong consistency is needed for business reasons” requirement is void. In this post, we will discuss the actual value of strong ACID-like consistency.
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