Mastering SpringBoot Concurrency: Pessimistic vs Optimistic Locks Explained
SpringBoot’s @Transactional ensures single‑transaction atomicity, but under high concurrency multiple transactions can still corrupt data; this article dissects why, demonstrates overselling scenarios, and provides detailed implementations of pessimistic (row/table locks) and optimistic (version/timestamp) locking with code, performance tests, and a comprehensive comparison guide.
