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Living Without Atomic Clocks
If someone knows even a little about Spanner, the first question they have is: "How does CockroachDB provide external consistency without atomic clocks?"
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- 143
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- 97
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- 23 commenters
Systems & PerformanceDatabases & Data2016
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2016 | Living Without Atomic Clocks by tschottdorf | 143 | 48 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Living Without Atomic Clocks (2016) by bobbiechen | 94 | 49 |
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