Why I Used PostgreSQL Advisory Locks Instead of Redis
When the "obvious" distributed locking answer is overkill — and your database is already equipped for the job.
May 5, 202611 min read19

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When the "obvious" distributed locking answer is overkill — and your database is already equipped for the job.

A real-world deep-dive into how a single SQL wrapper caused wrong dates for international users and made indexes completely useless — and the SARGable fix that resolved both.
