Optimistic Vs Pessimistic

Optimistic locking is a strategy that:

• Assumes conflicts are rare and don’t happen that often.
• Allows for concurrent data access.
• Checks if there are conflicts before committing.
• It’s best used in high-read, low-write scenarios.

Pessimistic locking, on the other hand, is a strategy that:

• Assumes conflicts to be very common.
• Locks data and prevents concurrent access.
• Holds these locks for the duration of a transaction.
• It’s best suited for high-write scenarios or when data integrity is critical.