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Re: oracle - mysql comparison

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:53:58 -0700
Message-ID: <1090378462.109262@yasure>


VC wrote:

> "Alex Filonov" <afilonov_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:336da121.0407201338.62eab435_at_posting.google.com...
>

>>"VC" <boston103_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message

>
> news:<p_XKc.135317$XM6.125873_at_attbi_s53>...
>
>>>Under DB2/MSSQL,  a transaction will lock only a subset of rows (not the
>>>whole table)  for a given flight thus ensuring consistent results
>>>
>>
>>I've said in another post that it's a crappy example. A little bit more on
>>that.

>
>
> You are attacking a strawman -- the design is not what's being discussed
> here, concurrency control/consistency is...
> VC

The problem here VC, as I see it, is that you need to go take a decent class on database architecture. You meet with ease the criteria to wear the button that says "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

Daniel Morgan Received on Tue Jul 20 2004 - 21:53:58 CDT

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