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Screaming Zombies and Other Tales - Race Condition Woes

Offered By: Ruby Central via YouTube

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Course Description

Overview

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Explore the intricacies of race conditions in this 30-minute conference talk by Joshua Larson at Ruby Central. Gain a comprehensive understanding of race conditions, their vulnerabilities, and their impact on concurrent systems. Dive into four real-world production stories, including the intriguingly named "Screaming Zombies" bug. Learn how to build and analyze concurrent systems more effectively while enjoying amusing anecdotes of things going wrong. Discover the unexpected answer to what a screaming zombie sounds like and benefit from Josh Larson's expertise in weird programming, physics, and math as he shares insights on improving software reliability.

Syllabus

Introduction
What is incrementing
Story 1 Smurfs Law
Story 2 Transactions
Story 3 Fix
Story 4 Screaming Zombies


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Ruby Central

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