Laravel's atomic locks @aarondfrancis

Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 15 minutes ago

Learn all about the power of Laravel's atomic locks! I demonstrate how to grant unique access to resources, mitigate race conditions, and draw pretty red and green boxes on the screen.

Follow me:
Twitter: twitter.com/aarondfrancis
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aarondfrancis
Website: aaronfrancis.com - find articles, podcasts, courses, and more.

Links:
• laravel.com/docs/10.x/cache#atomic-locks

Chapters:
00:00 Demo
01:12 Compatible cache drivers
01:37 Creating a lock
04:00 Working with multiple processes
06:03 Running in a loop
07:10 Drawing red/green backgrounds
09:23 Choosing the right driver
10:38 Database locking
12:40 Locks versus queues

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