Synchronous and asynchronous workloads are everywhere
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In this video, I’ll explain synchronous vs asynchronous operations and then discuss examples where this shows up. In programming, real-time messaging, database systems, and operating systems.
0:00 Definition Synchronous vs Asynchronous
4:15 sync vs async In Programming
7:50 Sync vs Async In Real-time messaging
17:00 Sync vs Async In Database Replication
23:50 Sync vs Async in Database Commits
29:30 Sync vs Async in fsync Operating System cache
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