On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 12:56 AM, Christopher Meiklejohn < cmeiklej...@basho.com> wrote:
> > Using the sum of the integers of a G-Counter (or a G-Counter built on > Riak’s set data structure) does not guarantee a globally unique number; > given these counters are designed (and therefore allowed) to diverge, > imagine the following scenario, possible due to delays in replication > > I played around with using prime numbers to cheat on that a few years ago: http://blog.brycekerley.net/post/20874991387/you-cant-use-prime-numbers-to-cheat-on-crdts The brisk version is: it's neat-sounding, but the compromises are annoying, you don't get orderability, and you really want something like Flake (linked elsewhere in this thread). Bryce
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