Distributed Transactions

Advanced · 19 min read · High-Level Design, Distributed Systems Theory

Two-phase commit, Sagas, the outbox pattern and idempotent workflows.

This is an Advanced lesson, part of Premium. What it covers:

• Two-phase commit (2PC)
• Sagas
• Making each step reliable
• Avoiding distributed transactions altogether
• Comparison
• Interview questions
• Practice
• Further reading

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