Using atomic transactions in Postgres to power an idempotent API
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Using atomic transactions in Postgres to power an idempotent API was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Oct 31, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 1 check on 1 different day. Its best position was #16 of 25, reached on Oct 31, 05:21 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 31, 05:21 UTC.
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> Using atomic transactions in Postgres to power an idempotent API Haha. I hadn't even noticed that I'd written it that way, but I guess that's how I've internalized it. I just pushed a fix that'll be visible as soon as the page expires out of CloudFront.
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