The Saga of Sagas
Oxide and Friends
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Navigating Early Challenges: Sagas and Systems
In this chapter, the speakers share their experiences faced during the early stages of their company, focusing on the concept of 'sagas' and their role in coordinating complex operations across various services. They discuss the significance of collaborative evaluation, recording conversations, and the challenges of ensuring transactional consistency in distributed systems, particularly in virtual machine provisioning. The conversation also reflects on the importance of reusable code, strong typing, and the careful design of workflow engines to avoid organizational pitfalls.
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