Re: Asynchronous vs Synchronous

Date sent:      	Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:13:23 -0800
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From:           	Christine Turner <Christine.Turner_at_IPS-Sendero.com>
Subject:        	Asynchronous vs Synchronous

> One of my devlopers came to me today and asked me if our database was
> synchronous or asynchronous???

That was a variation on the M&Ms/beer-fetch refrigerator algorithm back in the the early days of relational databases.

An asynchronous M&Ms/beer fetch was invoked to send trusted developers to the store, and a synchronous M&M/beer fetch was when the dba had to go with a junior developer to make sure they got the right kind of beer, and to prevent unencrypted packet collisions.

>My response was WHAT???

Now, with modern network capabilities:

just modify the algorithm so it just orders all the M&Ms/beer you need over the web from one of those food delivery outfits:

http://www000113.webvan.com/central/default.asp?/default.asp

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