Principles for Inconsistency
Summary: Argues for principled weakening of consistency in real-world systems, enumerating practical motives and design principles to manage inconsistency coherently. Proposes implementation approaches for sustainably scalable systems that expose comprehensible user experiences despite inconsistency. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Shel Finkelstein (SAP)
- 2. Rainer Brendle (SAP)
- 3. Dean Jacobs (SAP)
BibTeX Citation
@inproceedings{finkelstein_cidr09,
address = {Amsterdam, Netherlands},
series = {{CIDR} '09},
title = {{Principles for Inconsistency}},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {Conference} on {Innovative} {Data} {Systems} {Research}},
author = {Finkelstein, Shel and Brendle, Rainer and Jacobs, Dean},
year = {2009}
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| 7,646 | Transactional Intent | 2011 | CIDR | 5.5763131e-05 |
| 8,186 | A Comparison of Flexible Schemas for Software as a Service | 2009 | SIGMOD | 5.4705133e-05 |
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| 374 | Life beyond Distributed Transactions: an Apostate's Opinion | 2007 | CIDR | 0.00019766683 |
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