https://www.martinrichards.me/tags/go/ Recent content in Go on Martin C. Richards Hugo en-ZA Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:15:44 +0200 https://www.martinrichards.me/post/when_did_we_forget_transactions_are_critical_sections/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:15:44 +0200 https://www.martinrichards.me/post/when_did_we_forget_transactions_are_critical_sections/ <h1 id="when-did-we-forget-transactions-are-critical-sections">When did we forget transactions are critical sections?</h1> <p>I don&rsquo;t know when it became fine to pass an open database transaction around like some sort of ambient value, but I was raised by grouchy neckbeards who taught me to treat it with respect. Open it, do the work that needs it, give it back. I&rsquo;ve seen codebases thread open transactions through every call like a trace ID, then complain that SQL doesn&rsquo;t scale.</p>