I came across this phrase sometime back, and was instantly intrigued by it. So, like any good samaritan, let me share what I could make of it for the larger good of humankind! While I present my assessment, I’ll also highlight aspects that make it very viable in most of the computing contexts. We will also delve into how this phrase, at some level, dabbles with the aspects of modern day computing like eventual consistency, the tradeoff between performance and correctness, and Amdahl’s law.
First, let’s get to understand what the phrase means.
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