Sagar Tamang on Instagram: "The CAP Theorem is a fundamental constraint in distributed systems. You can only have two: Consistency, Availability, and Partition Tolerance. ​Consistency: All nodes see the same data at once. Availability: The system is always online, even if data is stale. Partition Tolerance: The system works despite network failures. ​Because network partitions are inevitable, you have to choose: ​CP: Accuracy first. The system stops if it cannot sync. AP: Uptime first. The syste