Brian wrote: > This is a two part question. Which type of locking should I use > (optimistic vs. pessimistic) and then how do I account for locking in > my tests? > > My scenario is essentially the purchase of a unique item where the > first person to click "Buy" gets the item [...]
I doubt that you need explicit locking. Skilful use of transactions should do the trick and be much easier to manage. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org mar...@marnen.org -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
