Eventually consistent (managing data at scale) (Go Time #206)

Tiago Mendes joins Mat, Jon, and Johnny to discuss eventual consistency and strategies for changing data at scale.

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Featuring:

• Tiago Mendes – X
• Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
• Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• The Saga pattern
• Eventual consistency
• Two-phase commit protocol
• Caitie McCaffrey’s Applying the Saga Pattern talk
• The tiago package

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!