ConflictError's worthwhile to note? (was: Re: [Zope-dev] Please vote about conflict errors logging)

[Chris Withers]

Dieter Maurer wrote:
>   In a similar way, I could argue that "MemoryError"s are there
>   by design.
> 
>   While it is true that *occational* "ConflictError"s are nothing
>   to worry about, a higher rate indicates that you soon
>   may come into trouble -- because the risk increases that
>   the automatic retries will not be able to recover and
>   your users will see errors.
> 
> Obviously, a "ConflictError" is far less important than
> a "MemoryError", but a higher rate of conflicts should be analysed
> and if possible avoided.
> 
> The conflict rate is related to the quality of your application design. 
> I like quality related information in my logfiles -- to be able
> to take action before it is too late.

It's not often you get my and Dieter agreeing, but a huge +1 to all of 
this from me!

Chris

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