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How do you balance consistency vs availability in distributed APIs?
Updated Apr 28, 2026
Short answer
Choose trade-offs based on CAP theorem.
Deep explanation
CAP theorem states that distributed systems can only guarantee two of Consistency, Availability, and Partition tolerance. Architects decide based on business needs.
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