We can fall into a trap, believing things happen synchronously in a predefined order. They don't–at least not in scalable systems, and certainly not at Starbucks. "What Starbucks can teach you about (software) scalability" on our blog:
particular.netWhat Starbucks can teach us about software scalabilityIn 2004, Gregor Hohpe published his brilliant post “Starbucks Does Not Use Two-Phase Commit.” When I read it, my time working at Starbucks during my college years suddenly became relevant. Over the…
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