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How can two people both appear to book the last place?

Two booking requests can each read “one place available” before either updates the record. Making each request all-or-nothing does not by itself resolve every interaction between them. Database isolation concerns how simultaneous work fits together, and a rejected request may need to recheck the situation before trying again.

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  • Why is one complete transaction different from a safe combination of concurrent transactions?

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