Distributed Transaction
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Why are distributed transactions significantly harder than local database transactions?
Why does Two-Phase Commit (2PC) guarantee atomicity but reduce system availability?
Why is the Saga Pattern often preferred over Two-Phase Commit in microservices architectures?
Why do many distributed systems accept eventual consistency instead of strict transactional consistency?
Why are distributed locks difficult to implement correctly in distributed transactions?
Why is idempotency critical in distributed transaction workflows?
Why does the Outbox Pattern solve dual-write problems in distributed systems?
Why are consensus algorithms important in distributed transaction systems?
Why do distributed transactions negatively impact system scalability?
What are the major trade-offs when designing distributed transaction systems?