Optimistic Locking vs Pessimistic Locking
Developers should use optimistic locking in high-concurrency environments where read operations far outnumber writes, such as web applications with many users accessing shared data meets developers should use pessimistic locking when building applications with high contention for shared resources, such as financial systems, inventory management, or booking platforms, where concurrent updates could lead to data corruption or race conditions. Here's our take.
Optimistic Locking
Developers should use optimistic locking in high-concurrency environments where read operations far outnumber writes, such as web applications with many users accessing shared data
Optimistic Locking
Nice PickDevelopers should use optimistic locking in high-concurrency environments where read operations far outnumber writes, such as web applications with many users accessing shared data
Pros
- +It is ideal for scenarios where data conflicts are infrequent, like e-commerce product listings or collaborative editing tools, as it avoids the performance overhead of locking resources
- +Related to: database-transactions, concurrency-control
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Pessimistic Locking
Developers should use pessimistic locking when building applications with high contention for shared resources, such as financial systems, inventory management, or booking platforms, where concurrent updates could lead to data corruption or race conditions
Pros
- +It is particularly useful in environments where transactions are long-running or when strict ACID compliance is necessary to prevent lost updates or dirty reads
- +Related to: database-transactions, concurrency-control
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Optimistic Locking if: You want it is ideal for scenarios where data conflicts are infrequent, like e-commerce product listings or collaborative editing tools, as it avoids the performance overhead of locking resources and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Pessimistic Locking if: You prioritize it is particularly useful in environments where transactions are long-running or when strict acid compliance is necessary to prevent lost updates or dirty reads over what Optimistic Locking offers.
Developers should use optimistic locking in high-concurrency environments where read operations far outnumber writes, such as web applications with many users accessing shared data
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