Questions tagged [race-condition]
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Checking if a file exists before writing. Always avoid, or sensible with the right use case?
There are few reliable absolutes in this world. One I have relied on is the idea that checking if a file exists before doing something with it just creates an unwanted race condition. Meaning between the check and the attempt at usage, the OS was…
candied_orange
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Race condition when issuing a refresh token: worth addressing or not?
I'm quite new to the world of access and refresh tokens, so bear with me.
Client uses its refresh token to get a new access token.
The server invalidates the just used refresh token and contextually issues the new access token and a new refresh…
Fabio A.
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Avoid updating multiple Aggregates in Library Application
I am currently analysing the project ddd-library which is really helping in learning designing a system based on DDD principles. However there is one thing I have a problem with.
In case of placing a book on hold, first the Patron Aggregate is…
securita
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Phantom read race condition keeping RDBMS in sync with external storage
Here's an interesting scenario, consider a cache with many buckets, and resources that can be shared between buckets:
Bucket
Highest to lowest priority
Foo
A, B, C, D
Bar
B, C, D
Baz
A
In the example above Foo and Bar share the…
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