Re: Serial, concurrent, parallel

On 1/16/2025 9:16 AM, Martin Brown wrote:

On 16/01/2025 12:03, Liz Tuddenham wrote:

Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:
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... Especially as so many people seem to use spreadsheets
in lieu of (real) databases.  :<

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As far as I can see, a databse is just a spreadsheet that has been
crippled by having all the cells on each line tied together

 Real databases implement some form of content addressable storage.

Atomicity
Consistency
Isolation
Durability
These don't just apply to the *data* stored therein but, also, to
any other mechanisms that are associated with the data (e.g., indexes,
constraints, triggers, etc.)