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Ricardo Franco
Weak Consistency vs Eventual Consistency

Ricardo Franco

Nov 23, 2023

Weak Consistency allows for temporary inconsistencies. If the inconsistencies are temporary, doesn't this mean the replicas will eventually converge?

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DT 2 years ago

In case of weak consistency, it can take longer compared to eventual consistency, or not be consistent at all. It can be used when replicating cache or large scale writes for distributed data analysis.

Design Gurus
Design Gurus2 years ago

Here is the main difference between weak and eventual consistency:

  • Weak consistency has an indefinite consistency window.
  • Eventual consistency has a finite but undefined consistency window.

For more details see: [https://www.designgurus.io/answers/detail/differe...