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Concurrency — Optimistic & Pessimistic Locking, MVCC

Two concurrent transactions touching the same row is unavoidable in any real application — @Version-based optimistic locking and JPA's pessimistic lock modes are the concrete tools for handling that collision correctly.

Learning objectives

  • Implement optimistic locking via @Version and handle OptimisticLockException with a retry strategy.
  • Implement pessimistic locking via LockModeType and explain what it guarantees that optimistic locking doesn't.
  • Choose the correct locking strategy for a given contention level and correctness requirement.

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Concurrency — Optimistic & Pessimistic Locking, MVCC

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