Questions tagged [locks]
Locks are a synchronization mechanism for enforcing limits on access to a resource.
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Automatically extended database-based mutex lock - is it a good idea?
Since I am working in a multi-instance microservice environment, I came accross a problem with making some operations being performed at most by one of the running instances at once. The solution ...
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Is async/await a good alternative for locks in JavaScript?
Yes, I know, the question title is a bit provocatory. But let me explain.
I needed to execute a sequence of async tasks in JavaScript. They are async because I need them to be non-blocking, but I ...
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