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Code AnalysisIntermediate 60s

Double-write to cache and DB

Two writers update DB and cache in different orders. What anomaly results?
Starter code
# writer A: db.set(1); cache.set(1)
# writer B: cache.set(2); db.set(2)   # interleaved

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