Re: Dropping ACID - was Re: does a table always need a PK?

Centuries ago, Nostradamus foresaw when "Paul Vernon" <paul.vernon_at_ukk.ibmm.comm> would write:
> Christopher, if you look back a few months in c.d.t, you will see some posts under
> the threads 'Transactions: good or bad?' and '"Transactions are bad, real bad" -
> discuss' where I was defending my personal position that transactions are not
> compatable with the logical level of the relational model.

Looks to be worth a read; those are pretty long threads, so certainly aren't something to quickly comment on.

If you had some central "thesis" to present that distilled the necessary bits, that would be helpful...

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