Re: "Transactions are bad, real bad" - discuss

"Paul Vernon" <paul.vernon_at_ukk.ibmm.comm> wrote in news:b8u5s0$476q$1_at_gazette.almaden.ibm.com:

> "Pablo Sanchez" <pablo_at_dev.null> wrote in message
> news:Xns936F5E05242C2pingottpingottbah_at_216.166.71.233...

>> "Paul Vernon" <paul.vernon_at_ukk.ibmm.comm> wrote in
>> news:b8to09$2178$1_at_gazette.almaden.ibm.com:
>>
>> > 12:15 is some arbitrary time after the auction closes and after the
>> > row was committed.
>> >
>> > Maybe you need to try it in your favourite DBMS. I don't have
>> > Oracle, so can only simulate it's AS OF function:
>>
>> ebay uses Oracle as their backend.
>>

Sorry, I guess I was too obtuse, your example was using a TX for an auction and then you cited Oracle. I found it humorous that Ebay (auction) is using Oracle with transactions.

> Although if it is to chide me for mentioning another DBMS a little too
> often for a theory newsgroup. Accept my apologies.

Nah, mention whatever ya want... I should be getting my hands on DB2 relatively soon ...

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