State Based Persistence vs Event Sourcing
Developers should learn and use State Based Persistence when building applications that require data retention across user sessions, such as e-commerce sites saving shopping carts, note-taking apps preserving drafts, or games storing progress meets developers should use event sourcing when building systems that require strong auditability, temporal querying, or complex business logic with undo/redo capabilities, such as financial applications, e-commerce platforms, or collaborative tools. Here's our take.
State Based Persistence
Developers should learn and use State Based Persistence when building applications that require data retention across user sessions, such as e-commerce sites saving shopping carts, note-taking apps preserving drafts, or games storing progress
State Based Persistence
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and use State Based Persistence when building applications that require data retention across user sessions, such as e-commerce sites saving shopping carts, note-taking apps preserving drafts, or games storing progress
Pros
- +It's particularly useful for improving usability by reducing data loss on page reloads or app restarts, and in scenarios where quick state restoration is needed, like in single-page applications (SPAs) or offline-capable apps
- +Related to: local-storage, redux-persist
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Event Sourcing
Developers should use Event Sourcing when building systems that require strong auditability, temporal querying, or complex business logic with undo/redo capabilities, such as financial applications, e-commerce platforms, or collaborative tools
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable in microservices architectures for maintaining consistency across services and enabling event-driven communication, as it decouples state storage from business logic and supports scalability through event replay
- +Related to: domain-driven-design, cqrs
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use State Based Persistence if: You want it's particularly useful for improving usability by reducing data loss on page reloads or app restarts, and in scenarios where quick state restoration is needed, like in single-page applications (spas) or offline-capable apps and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Event Sourcing if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable in microservices architectures for maintaining consistency across services and enabling event-driven communication, as it decouples state storage from business logic and supports scalability through event replay over what State Based Persistence offers.
Developers should learn and use State Based Persistence when building applications that require data retention across user sessions, such as e-commerce sites saving shopping carts, note-taking apps preserving drafts, or games storing progress
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